Anaplasma phagocytophilum MSP4 and HSP70 Proteins Are Involved in Interactions with Host Cells during Pathogen Infection

Anaplasma phagocytophilum transmembrane and surface proteins play a role during infection and multiplication in host neutrophils and tick vector cells. Recently, A. phagocytophilum Major surface protein 4 (MSP4) and Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) were shown to be localized on the bacterial membrane,...

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Main Authors: Marinela Contreras, Pilar Alberdi, Lourdes Mateos-Hernández, Isabel G. Fernández de Mera, Ana L. García-Pérez, Marie Vancová, Margarita Villar, Nieves Ayllón, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, James J. Valdés, Snorre Stuen, Christian Gortazar, José de la Fuente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00307/full