Pathogenic bacteria attach to human fibronectin through a tandem beta-zipper.
Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes, two important human pathogens, target host fibronectin (Fn) in their adhesion to and invasion of host cells. Fibronectin-binding proteins (FnBPs), anchored in the bacterial cell wall, have multiple Fn-binding repeats in an unfolded region of the prot...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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