Fibronectin Binding Protein A ofStaphylococcus aureusCan Mediate Human T Lymphocyte Adhesion and Coactivation

Fibronectin binding protein A of Staphylococcus aureus can mediate human T lymphocyte adhesion and coactivation.

The extracellular matrix protein fibronectin (FN) mediates the adhesion of bacteria as well as T lymphocytes. Mammalian cells express integrins alpha(4)beta(1) and alpha(5)beta(1) as the major FN-binding cell surface receptors. Bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, also express FN-binding receptors that are important for adherence to host tissue and initiation of infection. The S. aureus FN-b...

T Lymphocyte Adhesion to Human Brain Pericytes

T Lymphocyte Adhesion to Human Brain

Construction of a New Fusion Protein Vector Associated to Fibronectin Binding Protein A and Clumping Factor A Derived from Staphylococcus aureus NCTC8325

Objective(s) Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of many nosocomial and community acquired infections. According to many reports, antibiotic therapy can not guarantee the eradication of S. aureus infections. Thus designing an adhesin based vaccine could restrain the S. aureus infections. This study designed for construction of a new fusion protein vaccine against S. aureus infections base...

Curli mediate bacterial adhesion to fibronectin via tensile multiple bonds

Many enteric bacteria including pathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella strains produce curli fibers that bind to host surfaces, leading to bacterial internalization into host cells. By using a nanomechanical force-sensing approach, we obtained real-time information about the distribution of molecular bonds involved in the adhesion of curliated bacteria to fibronectin. We found that curliate...