Yersinia enterocolitica targets cells of the innate and adaptive immune system by injection of Yops in a mouse infection model.

Yersinia enterocolitica (Ye) evades the immune system of the host by injection of Yersinia outer proteins (Yops) via a type three secretion system into host cells. In this study, a reporter system comprising a YopE-beta-lactamase hybrid protein and a fluorescent staining sensitive to beta-lactamase...

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Main Authors: Martin Köberle, Annegret Klein-Günther, Monika Schütz, Michaela Fritz, Susanne Berchtold, Eva Tolosa, Ingo B Autenrieth, Erwin Bohn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2718809?pdf=render