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Trimer stability of Helicobacter pylori HtrA is regulated by a natural mutation in the protease domain.
Medical microbiology and immunology - 1 Jun 2023
Zarzecka Urszula, Tegtmeyer Nicole, Sticht Heinrich, Backert Steffen
Abstract excerpt
The human pathogen Helicobacter pylori is a major risk factor for gastric disease development. Serine protease HtrA is an important bacterial virulence factor that cleaves the cell junction proteins occludin, claudin-8 and E-cadherin, which causes gastric tissue damage. Using casein zymography, we discovered that HtrA trimer stability varies in clinical H. pylori strains. Subsequent sequence analyses revealed...
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