Binding of vitronectin to Opa-expressing Neisseria gonorrhoeae mediates invasion of HeLa cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3857-3866

  Gómez Duarte, Oscar G ^a   Dehio, Michaela ^a   Guzmán, Carlos A ^b   Chhatwal, Gursharan S ^b   Dehio, Christoph ^a   Meyer, Thomas F ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENTAMICIN; VITRONECTIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL INVASION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETAL CALF SERUM; GONORRHEA; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 1842299317     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.9.3857-3866.1997     Document Type: Article

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