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The Yersinia adhesin YadA binds to a collagenous triple-helical conformation but without sequence specificity.
Protein engineering, design & selection : PEDS - 1 Aug 2008
Leo Jack C, Elovaara Heli, Brodsky Barbara, Skurnik Mikael, Goldman Adrian
Abstract excerpt
The Yersinia adhesin A (YadA) is a collagen-binding trimeric autotransporter of Yersinia enterocolitica, an enteropathogen that causes a range of gastroenteric and systemic diseases, and YadA is essential for Y. enterocolitica virulence. Although previous studies suggest a specific binding site in collagen for YadA, we found that recombinant YadA binds to both major cyanogen bromide fragments of collagen type II...
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