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Nuclear trafficking, histone cleavage and induction of apoptosis by the meningococcal App and MspA autotransporters
20 Jan 2015
Abstract excerpt
Neisseria meningitidis, a major cause of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia, secretes multiple virulence factors, including the adhesion and penetration protein (App) and meningococcal serine protease A (MspA). Both are conserved, immunogenic, type Va autotransporters harbouring S6-family serine endopeptidase domains. Previous work suggested that both could mediate adherence to human cells, but their precise...
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