Article
Insertion of the enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Tir virulence protein into membranes in vitro.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 24 Mar 2006
Race Paul R, Lakey Jeremy H, Banfield Mark J
Abstract excerpt
Insertion of the enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Tir protein into the plasma membrane of intestinal epithelial cells is a crucial event in infection because it provides a receptor for intimate bacterial adherence. This interaction with the bacterial outer membrane protein intimin is also essential in generating a number of signaling activities associated with virulence. Tir can be modified at various sites by...
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