Structure of a Burkholderia pseudomallei trimeric autotransporter adhesin head.

Pathogenic bacteria adhere to the host cell surface using a family of outer membrane proteins called Trimeric Autotransporter Adhesins (TAAs). Although TAAs are highly divergent in sequence and domain structure, they are all conceptually comprised of a C-terminal membrane anchoring domain and an N-t...

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Main Authors: Thomas E Edwards, Isabelle Phan, Jan Abendroth, Shellie H Dieterich, Amir Masoudi, Wenjin Guo, Stephen N Hewitt, Angela Kelley, David Leibly, Mitch J Brittnacher, Bart L Staker, Samuel I Miller, Wesley C Van Voorhis, Peter J Myler, Lance J Stewart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2942831?pdf=render