CD46-independent binding of neisserial type IV pili and the major pilus adhesin, PilC, to human epithelial cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 3072-3082

  Kirchner, Marieluise ^a   Heuer, Dagmar ^a   Meyer, Thomas F ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B; MEMBRANE COFACTOR PROTEIN; PROTEIN PILC2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING KINETICS; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN; CELL SURFACE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GONORRHEA; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD46; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; DOGS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 17644417153     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.5.3072-3082.2005     Document Type: Article

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