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β-Neurexin Is a Ligand for the Staphylococcus aureus MSCRAMM SdrC
14 Jan 2010
Abstract excerpt
Gram-positive bacteria contain a family of surface proteins that are covalently anchored to the cell wall of the organism. These cell-wall anchored (CWA) proteins appear to play key roles in the interactions between pathogenic organisms and the host. A subfamily of the CWA has a common structural organization with multiple domains adopting characteristic IgG-like folds. The identified microbial surface components...
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