3h7x

Structural highlights

Function

YADA2_YEREN Collagen-binding outer membrane protein forming a fibrillar matrix on the bacterial cell surface. Promotes initial attachment and invasion of eukaryotic cells. Also protects the bacteria by being responsible for agglutination, serum resistance, complement inactivation and phagocytosis resistance.^{[1] [2]}

See Also

• Adhesin 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Roggenkamp A, Ackermann N, Jacobi CA, Truelzsch K, Hoffmann H, Heesemann J. Molecular analysis of transport and oligomerization of the Yersinia enterocolitica adhesin YadA. J Bacteriol. 2003 Jul;185(13):3735-44. PMID:12813066
2. ↑ Emody L, Heesemann J, Wolf-Watz H, Skurnik M, Kapperud G, O'Toole P, Wadstrom T. Binding to collagen by Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis: evidence for yopA-mediated and chromosomally encoded mechanisms. J Bacteriol. 1989 Dec;171(12):6674-9. PMID:2592347