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Identification of minimum carbohydrate moiety in N-glycosylation sites of brain endothelial cell glycoprotein 96 for interaction with Escherichia coli K1 outer membrane protein A.
Microbes and infection - 1 Jul 2014
Krishnan Subramanian, Prasadarao Nemani V
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial meningitis is a serious central nervous system infection and Escherichia coli K1 (E. coli K1) is one of the leading etiological agents that cause meningitis in neonates. Outer membrane protein A (OmpA) of E. coli K1 is a major virulence factor in the pathogenesis of meningitis, and interacts with human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMEC) to cross the blood-brain barrier. Using site-directed...
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