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<i>Fusobacterium nucleatum</i> Apoptosis-inducing Outer Membrane Protein
1 Aug 2005
Abstract excerpt
The periodontal pathogen Fusobacterium nucleatum induces apoptosis in lymphocytes. We previously identified the autotransporter protein Fap2 in F. nucleatum strain PK1594 that induced apoptosis in lymphocytes when expressed in Escherichia coli. In this study, we identified protein homologs of Fap2 in the transformable F. nucleatum strain ATCC 23726, to determine their role in the induction of apoptosis in...
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