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Bacterial adhesins in host-microbe interactions. [PDF]
Cell Host & Microbe, 2009 Most commensal and pathogenic bacteria interacting with eukaryotic hosts express adhesive molecules on their surfaces that promote interaction with host cell receptors or with soluble macromolecules. Even though bacterial attachment to epithelial cells may be beneficial for bacterial colonization, adhesion may come at a cost because bacterial ...
K. Kline +4 more
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Structural biology of gram‐positive bacterial adhesins [PDF]
Protein Science, 2011 AbstractThe structural biology of Gram‐positive cell surface adhesins is an emerging field of research, whereas Gram‐negative pilus assembly and anchoring have been extensively investigated and are well understood. Gram‐positive surface proteins known as MSCRAMMs (microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules) and individual ...
K. Vengadesan, S. Narayana
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Role of hydration in collagen recognition by bacterial adhesins. [PDF]
Biophysical Journal, 2011 Protein-protein recognition regulates the vast majority of physiological or pathological processes. We investigated the role of hydration in collagen recognition by bacterial adhesin CNA by means of first principle molecular-dynamics samplings. Our characterization of the hydration properties of the isolated partners highlights dewetting-prone areas on
L. Vitagliano +2 more
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FaaPred: a SVM-based prediction method for fungal adhesins and adhesin-like proteins. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Adhesion constitutes one of the initial stages of infection in microbial diseases and is mediated by adhesins. Hence, identification and comprehensive knowledge of adhesins and adhesin-like proteins is essential to understand adhesin mediated ...
Jayashree Ramana, Dinesh Gupta
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Bacteria can rapidly tune their physiology and metabolism to adapt to environmental fluctuations. In particular, they can adapt their lifestyle to the close proximity of other bacteria or the presence of different surfaces.
Yankel Chekli +5 more
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FEMS Microbiology Letters, 2020 Immunoglobulin (Ig) domains are one of the most widespread protein domains encoded by the human genome and are present in a large array of proteins with diverse biological functions.
S. Chatterjee +4 more
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mBio, 2021 Pathogen attachment to host tissue is critical in the progress of many infections. Bacteria use adhesion in vivo to stabilize colonization and subsequently regulate the deployment of contact-dependent virulence traits.
Xavier Pierrat +3 more
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Evolution of host-microbe cell adherence by receptor domain shuffling
eLife, 2022 Stable adherence to epithelial surfaces is required for colonization by diverse host-associated microbes. Successful attachment of pathogenic microbes to host cells via adhesin molecules is also the first step in many devastating infections.
EmilyClare P Baker +6 more
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Identification of cell-binding adhesins of Leptospira interrogans. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 Leptospirosis is a globally distributed bacterial infectious disease caused by pathogenic members of the genus Leptospira. Infection can lead to illness ranging from mild and non-specific to severe, with jaundice, kidney and liver dysfunction, and ...
Karen V Evangelista +5 more
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Capsule Shields the Function of Short Bacterial Adhesins [PDF]
Journal of Bacteriology, 2004 ABSTRACT Bacterial surface structures such as capsules and adhesins are generally regarded as important virulence factors. Here we demonstrate that capsules block the function of the self-recognizing protein antigen 43 through physical shielding.
M. Schembri, D. Dalsgaard, P. Klemm
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