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A single-nucleotide polymorphism in Helicobacter pylori promotes gastric cancer development.
Cell host & microbe - 9 Aug 2023
Sharafutdinov Irshad, Tegtmeyer Nicole, Linz Bodo, Rohde Manfred, Vieth Michael, Tay Alfred Chin-Yen, Lamichhane Binit, Tuan Vo Phuoc, Fauzia Kartika Afrida, Sticht Heinrich, Yamaoka Yoshio, Marshall Barry J, Backert Steffen
Abstract excerpt
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in various human genes are key factors in carcinogenesis. However, whether SNPs in bacterial pathogens are similarly crucial in cancer development is unknown. Here, we analyzed 1,043 genomes of the stomach pathogen Helicobacter pylori and pinpointed a SNP in the serine protease HtrA (position serine/leucine 171) that significantly correlates with gastric cancer. Our...
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