Letter to Nature. Pathogenic bacteria attach to human fibronectin through a tandem beta-zipper

Letter to Nature. Pathogenic bacteria attach to human fibronectin through a tandem beta-zipper

Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes, two important human pathogens, target host fibronectin (Fn) in their adhesion to and invasion of host cells1, 2. Fibronectin-binding proteins (FnBPs), anchored in the bacterial cell wall, have multiple Fn-binding repeats3 in an unfolded4, 5 region of...

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Main Authors: Schwarz-Linek, Ulrich (Author), Werner, Jörn M. (Author), Pickford, Andrew R. (Author), Gurusiddappa, Sivashankarappa (Author), Kim, Jung Hwa (Author), Pilka, Ewa S. (Author), Briggs, John A. G. (Author), Gough, T. Sebastian (Author), Höök, Magnus (Author), Campbell, Iain D. (Author), Potts, Jennifer R. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2003-05-08.
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