The Cytotoxin-Associated Gene A (CagA) of Helicobacter pylori: the Paradigm of an Oncogenic Virulence Factor
Helicobacter pylori is a microaerophilic, spiral-shaped and gram-negative microorganism that produces various virulence factors such as CagA, VacA, urease, and host cells adhesins, which in a synchronous concert, allow H. pylori to colonize and infect the host gastric epithelium. H. pylori infection...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Siberian Federal University
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Журнал Сибирского федерального университета: Серия Биология |
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| Online Access: | http://elib.sfu-kras.ru/bitstream/2311/32143/7/01_Iunusova.pdf |