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Heterologously expressed Staphylococcus aureus fibronectin-binding proteins are sufficient for invasion of host cells.
Infection and immunity - 1 Dec 2000
Sinha B, Francois P, Que Y A, Hussain M, Heilmann C, Moreillon P, Lew D, Krause K H, Peters G, Herrmann M
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus invasion of mammalian cells, including epithelial, endothelial, and fibroblastic cells, critically depends on fibronectin bridging between S. aureus fibronectin-binding proteins (FnBPs) and the host fibronectin receptor integrin alpha(5)beta(1) (B. Sinha et al., Cell. Microb...
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