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Reconstitution of a functional Toll-like receptor 5 binding site in Campylobacter jejuni flagellin.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 16 Apr 2010
de Zoete Marcel R, Keestra A Marijke, Wagenaar Jaap A, van Putten Jos P M
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial flagellin is important for intestinal immune homeostasis. Flagellins from most species activate Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5). The principal bacterial food-borne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni escapes TLR5 recognition, probably due to an alternate flagellin subunit structure. We investigated the molecular basis of TLR5 evasion by aiming to reconstitute TLR5 stimulating activity in live C. jejuni. Both...
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