Article
Deregulation of SHP-2 tyrosine phosphatase by the Helicobacter pylori virulence factor CagA.
The Keio journal of medicine - 1 Dec 2002
Hatakeyama Masanori
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is estimated to infect about half of the world population. It causes gastric diseases ranging from gastritis to cancer and has been classified as a class I carcinogen by WHO. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms by which H. pylori induces pathogenesis. CagA is the product of the cagA gene carried among virulent H. pylori strains and is associated with severe...
Topics
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- Cell Division
- Down-Regulation
- Epithelial Cells
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Models, Biological
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype
