The Meningococcal Minor Pilin PilX Is Responsible for Type IV Pilus Conformational Changes Associated with Signaling to Endothelial Cells
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The meningococcal minor pilin PilX is responsible for type IV pilus conformational changes associated with signaling to endothelial cells.
Neisseria meningitidis crosses the blood-brain barrier (BBB) following the activation of the β2-adrenergic receptor by the type IV pili (TFP). Two components of the type IV pili recruit the β2-adrenergic receptor, the major pilin PilE and the minor pilin PilV. Here, we report that a strain deleted of PilX, one of the three minor pilins, is defective in endothelial cell signaling. The signaling ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.00369-12