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Shira Natanson-Yaron, Kenneth M. Yamada, Vered Ozeri, Emanuel Hanski, Israel Burstein, Aviva Tovi, I Vlodavsky, S K Akiyama, Michael G. Caparon
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Streptococcus pyogenes binds to the extracellular matrix (ECM) and a variety of host cells and tissues, causing diverse human diseases. Protein F, a S.pyogenes adhesin that binds fibronectin (Fn), contains two binding domains. A repeated domain (RD2)
Publikováno v:
Molecular Microbiology. 10:1049-1055
The binding of Streptococcus pyogenes to fibronectin (FN) enables the adherence of this pathogen to target epithelial cells, which is the first necessary step for initiation of infection. Binding is mediated by a bacterial surface protein termed prot