Listeria monocytogenes invades the epithelial junctions at sites of cell extrusion.
Listeria monocytogenes causes invasive disease by crossing the intestinal epithelial barrier. This process depends on the interaction between the bacterial surface protein Internalin A and the host protein E-cadherin, located below the epithelial tight junctions at the lateral cell-to-cell contacts....
| Format: | Article |
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| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0020003 |