Acceleration of epithelial cell syndecan-1 shedding by anthrax hemolytic virulence factors

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has been recently reported that major pathogens <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>and <it>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </it>accelerate a normal process of cell surface syndecan-1 (Synd1) ectodomain shedding as a mec...

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Main Authors: Chandhoke Vikas, Bailey Charles, Nazarenko Svetlana, Bradburne Chris, Millis Bryan, Popova Taissia G, Popov Serguei G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-02-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/6/8