Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli: A pathogen that inserts its own receptor into host cells

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 961-976

  DeVinney, R ^a   Gauthier, A ^a   Abe, A ^a,b   Finlay, B B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b KITASATO INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Diarrhea; Enteropathogenic Ercherichi coli (EPEC); In vivo models; Rabbits; Signal transduction; TIR (translocated intimin receptor); Type III secretion system

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOSKELETON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOST CELL; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOSKELETON; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MICROVILLI; PEYER'S PATCHES; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033043151     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013202     Document Type: Review

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