Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Omp29 is associated with bacterial entry to gingival epithelial cells by F-actin rearrangement.

The onset and progressive pathogenesis of periodontal disease is thought to be initiated by the entry of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) into periodontal tissue, especially gingival epithelium. Nonetheless, the mechanism underlying such bacterial entry remains to be clarified. Therefore,...

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Main Authors: Mikihito Kajiya, Hitoshi Komatsuzawa, Annatoula Papantonakis, Makoto Seki, Seicho Makihira, Kazuhisa Ouhara, Yutaka Kusumoto, Shinya Murakami, Martin A Taubman, Toshihisa Kawai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3084700?pdf=render