Impact of calcium signaling during infection of Neisseria meningitidis to human brain microvascular endothelial cells.

The pili and outer membrane proteins of Neisseria meningitidis (meningococci) facilitate bacterial adhesion and invasion into host cells. In this context expression of meningococcal PilC1 protein has been reported to play a crucial role. Intracellular calcium mobilization has been implicated as an i...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tauseef M Asmat, Tobias Tenenbaum, Ann-Beth Jonsson, Christian Schwerk, Horst Schroten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4252121?pdf=render