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Salmonella typhimurium's transthyretin-like protein is a host-specific factor important in fecal survival in chickens.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Hennebry Sarah C, Sait Leanne C, Mantena Raju, Humphrey Thomas J, Yang Ji, Scott Timothy, Kupz Andreas, Richardson Samantha J, Strugnell Richard A
Abstract excerpt
The transthyretin-like protein (TLP) from Salmonella enterica subspecies I is a periplasmic protein with high level structural similarity to a protein found in mammals and fish. In humans, the protein homologue, transthyretin, binds and carries retinol and thyroxine, and a series of other, unrelated aromatic compounds. Here we show that the amino acid sequence of the TLP from different species, subspecies and...
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