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Structure of a Burkholderia pseudomallei Trimeric Autotransporter Adhesin Head
20 Sept 2010
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pathogenic bacteria adhere to the host cell surface using a family of outer membrane proteins called Trimeric Autotransporter Adhesins (TAAs). Although TAAs are highly divergent in sequence and domain structure, they are all conceptually comprised of a C-terminal membrane anchoring domain and an N-terminal passenger domain. Passenger domains consist of a secretion sequence, a head region that...
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