Article
Structural basis for host recognition by the Haemophilus influenzae Hia autotransporter.
The EMBO journal - 24 Mar 2004
Yeo Hye-Jeong, Cotter Shane E, Laarmann Sven, Juehne Twyla, St Geme Joseph W, Waksman Gabriel
Abstract excerpt
Haemophilus influenzae is an important human pathogen that initiates infection by colonizing the upper respiratory tract. The H. influenzae Hia autotransporter is an adhesive protein that promotes adherence to respiratory epithelial cells. Hia adhesive activity resides in two homologous binding domains, called HiaBD1 and HiaBD2. These domains interact with the same host cell receptor, but bind with different...
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