2017-05-30Zeitschriftenartikel
Structural and functional dissection reveals distinct roles of Ca2+-binding sites in the giant adhesin SiiE of Salmonella enterica
Peters, Britta; Stein, Johanna; Klingl, Stefan; Sander, Nathalie; Sandmann, Achim; Taccardi, Nicola; Sticht, Heinrich; Gerlach, Roman G.; Muller, Yves A.; Hensel, Michael
The giant non-fimbrial adhesin SiiE of Salmonella enterica mediates the first contact to the apical site of epithelial cells and enables subsequent invasion. SiiE is a 595 kDa protein composed of 53 repetitive bacterial ...