Microvilli-like structures are associated with the internalization of virulent capsulated Neisseria meningitidis into vascular endothelial cells

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1231-1241

  Eugène, Emmanuel ^a   Hoffmann, Isabelle ^a   Pujol, Céline ^a   Couraud, Pierre Olivier ^a   Bourdoulous, Sandrine ^a   Nassif, Xavier ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Ezrin; Meningitis; Microvilli; Neisseria

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CELL RECEPTOR; EZRIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; HERMES ANTIGEN; LIGAND; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MOESIN; PAXILLIN; PROTEIN CDC42; RAC PROTEIN; RADIXIN; RHO FACTOR; VINCULIN;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ENCAPSULATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; INTERNALIZATION; MICROVILLUS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ACTINS; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CDC42 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROVILLI; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; SODIUM-HYDROGEN ANTIPORTER; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0037087613     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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