Vinculin and Rab5 complex is required [correction of requited]for uptake of Staphylococcus aureus and interleukin-6 expression.

Vinculin, a 116-kDa membrane cytoskeletal protein, is an important molecule for cell adhesion; however, little is known about its other cellular functions. Here, we demonstrated that vinculin binds to Rab5 and is required for Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) uptake in cells. Viunculin directly boun...

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Main Authors: Makoto Hagiwara, Eitoyo Kokubu, Shinsuke Sugiura, Toshinori Komatsu, Hiroyuki Tada, Ryutaro Isoda, Naomi Tanigawa, Yoshiko Kato, Naoyuki Ishida, Kaoru Kobayashi, Misako Nakashima, Kazuyuki Ishihara, Kenji Matsushita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3900708?pdf=render