Unique Features of a <named-content content-type="genus-species">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</named-content> α2-Macroglobulin Homolog

ABSTRACT Human pathogens frequently use protein mimicry to manipulate host cells in order to promote their survival. Here we show that the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa synthesizes a structural homolog of the human α2-macroglobulin, a large-spectrum protease inhibitor and important p...

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Main Authors: Mylène Robert-Genthon, Maria Guillermina Casabona, David Neves, Yohann Couté, Félix Cicéron, Sylvie Elsen, Andréa Dessen, Ina Attrée
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013-08-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00309-13