Plasminogen- and fibronectin-binding protein B is involved in the adherence of Streptococcus pneumoniae to human epithelial cells.

Papasergi, Salvatore; Garibaldi, Manuela; Tuscano, Giovanna; Signorino, Giacomo; Ricci, Susanna; Peppoloni, Samuele; Pernice, Ida; Lo Passo, Carla; Teti, Giuseppe; Felici, Franco; Beninati, Concetta

Papasergi, Salvatore; Garibaldi, Manuela; Tuscano, Giovanna; Signorino, Giacomo; Ricci, Susanna; Peppoloni, Samuele; Pernice, Ida; Lo Passo, Carla; Teti, Giuseppe; Felici, Franco; Beninati, Concetta.

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Papasergi S; Elie Metchnikoff Department, Università di Messina, Messina I-98125, Italy.

J Biol Chem ; 285(10): 7517-24, 2010 Mar 05.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20048164

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Adhesins, Bacterial/metabolism; Bacterial Adhesion/physiology; Bacterial Proteins/metabolism; Carrier Proteins/metabolism; Epithelial Cells/microbiology; Fibronectins/metabolism; Plasminogen/metabolism; Streptococcus pneumoniae/metabolism; Adhesins, Bacterial/genetics; Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Cell Line; Epithelial Cells/cytology; Humans; Mice; Microspheres; Molecular Sequence Data; Open Reading Frames; Pneumococcal Infections/metabolism; Protein Binding; Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics; Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Plasminogen / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Bacterial Proteins / Bacterial Adhesion / Carrier Proteins / Fibronectins / Adhesins, Bacterial / Epithelial Cells Limits: Animals / Humans Language: En Journal: J Biol Chem Year: 2010 Type: Article Affiliation country: Italy

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