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Outer membrane protein 100, a versatile virulence factor of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Nov 2003
Asakawa Ryuji, Komatsuzawa Hitoshi, Kawai Toshihisa, Yamada Sakuo, Goncalves Reginaldo Bruno, Izumi Shunsuke, Fujiwara Tamaki, Nakano Yoshio, Suzuki Nao, Uchida Yuushi, Ouhara Kazuhisa, Shiba Hideki, Taubman Martin A, Kurihara Hidemi, Sugai Motoyuki
Abstract excerpt
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) is one of the pathogenic bacteria involved in periodontal diseases. We have previously identified six major outer membrane proteins (Omps) of Aa Y4. Among them is an Omp with high molecular mass, designated Omp100, which has homology to a variety of virulence factors. Electron microscopic observation indicated that Omp100 is randomly localized on the cell surface of Aa....
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