Helicobacter pylori VacA, acting through receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase α, is crucial for CagA phosphorylation in human duodenum carcinoma cell line AZ-521

Helicobacter pylori, a major cause of gastroduodenal diseases, produces vacuolating cytotoxin (VacA) and cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA), which seem to be involved in virulence. VacA exhibits pleiotropic actions in gastroduodenal disorders via its specific receptors. Recently, we found that VacA...

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Main Authors: Masayuki Nakano, Kinnosuke Yahiro, Eiki Yamasaki, Hisao Kurazono, Junko Akada, Yoshio Yamaoka, Takuro Niidome, Masanori Hatakeyama, Hidekazu Suzuki, Taro Yamamoto, Joel Moss, Hajime Isomoto, Toshiya Hirayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2016-12-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
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Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/9/12/1473