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The bacterial virulence factor InlC perturbs apical cell junctions and promotes cell-cell spread of Listeria

Several pathogenic bacteria, including Listeria monocytogenes, use an F-actin motility process to spread between mammalian cells1. Actin ‘comet tails’ propel Listeria through the cytoplasm, resulting in bacteria-containing membrane protrusions that are internalized by neighboring cells. The mechanis...

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Autores principales: Rajabian, Tina, Gavicherla, Balramakrishna, Heisig, Martin, Müller-Altrock, Stefanie, Goebel, Werner, Gray-Owen, Scott D., Ireton., Keith
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2755649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19767742
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncb1964