beta-Neurexin is a ligand for the Staphylococcus aureus MSCRAMM SdrC.

Gram-positive bacteria contain a family of surface proteins that are covalently anchored to the cell wall of the organism. These cell-wall anchored (CWA) proteins appear to play key roles in the interactions between pathogenic organisms and the host. A subfamily of the CWA has a common structural or...

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Main Authors: E Magda Barbu, Vannakambadi K Ganesh, Shivasankarappa Gurusiddappa, R Chris Mackenzie, Timothy J Foster, Thomas C Sudhof, Magnus Höök
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2800189?pdf=render