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Identification of the intimin-binding domain of Tir of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.
Cellular microbiology - 1 Jul 1999
de Grado M, Abe A, Gauthier A, Steele-Mortimer O, DeVinney R, Finlay B B
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Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) attaches intimately to mammalian cells via a bacterial outer membrane adhesion molecule, intimin, and its receptor in the host cell membrane, Tir. Tir is a bacterial protein translocated into the host cell membrane and tyrosine phosphorylated after insertion. Tir-intimin binding induces organized actin polymerization beneath the adherent bacteria, resulting in the...
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