Article
Effects of a HP0859 (rfaD) knockout mutation on lipopolysaccharide structure of Helicobacter pylori 26695 and the bacterial adhesion on AGS cells.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 18 Feb 2011
Chang Po-Chun, Wang Chun-Jen, You Chung-Kai, Kao Mou-Chieh
Abstract excerpt
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is considered as an important virulence factor of Helicobacter pylori, and contributes to infection persistence and disease severity. ADP-L-glycero-D-manno-heptose-6-epimerase is an enzyme essential for LPS synthesis and understanding of its biochemistry is critical for drug development. We cloned one putative ortholog of Escherichia colirfaD, HP0859, from H. pylori 26695. Determination...
Topics
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Carbohydrate Epimerases
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cloning, Molecular
- Gene Knockout Techniques
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Lipopolysaccharides
- Mutation
