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An Escherichia coli effector protein promotes host mutation via depletion of DNA mismatch repair proteins.
mBio - 18 Jun 2013
Maddocks Oliver David Kenneth, Scanlon Karen Mary, Donnenberg Michael S
Abstract excerpt
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is an attaching and effacing (A/E) human pathogen that causes diarrhea during acute infection, and it can also sustain asymptomatic colonization. A/E E. coli depletes host cell DNA mismatch repair (MMR) proteins in colonic cell lines and has been detected in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. However, until now, a direct link between infection and host mutagenesis has not...
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