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Methionine sulfoxide reductase A (MsrA) deficient Mycoplasma genitalium shows decreased interactions with host cells.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Das Kishore, De la Garza Georgina, Maffi Shivani, Saikolappan Sankaralingam, Dhandayuthapani Subramanian
Abstract excerpt
Mycoplasma genitalium is an important sexually transmitted pathogen that affects both men and women. In genital-mucosal tissues, it initiates colonization of epithelial cells by attaching itself to host cells via several identified bacterial ligands and host cell surface receptors. We have previously shown that a mutant form of M. genitalium lacking methionine sulfoxide reductase A (MsrA), an antioxidant enzyme...
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