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Mycoplasma genitalium adhesin P110 binds sialic-acid human receptors

Adhesion of pathogenic bacteria to target cells is a prerequisite for colonization and further infection. The main adhesins of the emerging sexually transmitted pathogen Mycoplasma genitalium, P140 and P110, interact to form a Nap complex anchored to the cell membrane. Herein, we present the crystal...

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Autores principales: Aparicio, David, Torres-Puig, Sergi, Ratera, Mercè, Querol, Enrique, Piñol, Jaume, Pich, Oscar Q., Fita, Ignacio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6203739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30367053
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06963-y