RhoA and Rac1 contribute to type III group B streptococcal invasion of human brain microvascular endothelial cells

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 345, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 538-542

  Shin, Sooan ^a   Kim, Kwang Sik ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin rearrangement; Brain microvascular endothelial cell; Group B streptococcus; Invasion; Rac1; RhoA

Indexed keywords

GGTI 298; N [[5 [(2 AMINO 3 MERCAPTOPROPYL)AMINO][1,1' BIPHENYL] 2 YL]CARBONYL]METHIONINE METHYL ESTER; RAC1 PROTEIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRAIN; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BRAIN; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION; RAC1 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 33646435116     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.04.130     Document Type: Article

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