Convergent weaponry in a biological arms race.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 26062771.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.08710 and PMC identifier 4462647.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Bacterial surface proteins covalently attach to host cells via a mechanism that is also used by immune system proteins that help eliminate invading pathogens.
Medical subject headings
- Adhesins, Bacterial
- Carrier Proteins
- Inflammation
- Membrane Proteins