Tomographic Analysis of EmaA Adhesin Glycosylation in Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
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Glycosylation of the collagen adhesin EmaA of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is dependent upon the lipopolysaccharide biosynthetic pathway.
The human oropharyngeal pathogen Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans synthesizes multiple adhesins, including the nonfimbrial extracellular matrix protein adhesin A (EmaA). EmaA monomers trimerize to form antennae-like structures on the surface of the bacterium, which are required for collagen binding. Two forms of the protein have been identified, which are suggested to be linked with the ty...
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عنوان ژورنال: Microscopy and Microanalysis
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1431-9276,1435-8115
DOI: 10.1017/s1431927615005292