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CdiA promotes receptor-independent intercellular adhesion.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Oct 2015
Ruhe Zachary C, Townsley Loni, Wallace Adam B, King Andrew, Van der Woude Marjan W, Low David A, Yildiz Fitnat H, Hayes Christopher S
Abstract excerpt
CdiB/CdiA proteins mediate inter-bacterial competition in a process termed contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI). Filamentous CdiA exoproteins extend from CDI(+) cells and bind specific receptors to deliver toxins into susceptible target bacteria. CDI has also been implicated in auto-aggregation and biofilm formation in several species, but the contribution of CdiA-receptor interactions to these...
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