Article
Heterogeneity in the activity of Mexican Helicobacter pylori strains in gastric epithelial cells and its association with diversity in the cagA gene.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jul 2007
Reyes-Leon Adriana, Atherton John C, Argent Richard H, Puente J L, Torres J
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori CagA is translocated into gastric epithelial cells by a type IV secretion system and interacts with the Src homology 2 phosphatase, altering cell morphology. Multiple EPIYA motifs in CagA are associated with increased activity in cells and with gastric cancer. The aim of this work was to study the heterogeneity in activity in cells of multiple H. pylori single colonies isolated from a single...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- Cell Line
- Child
- Epithelial Cells
- Female
