Adhesin
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<StructureSection load='4f8p' size='340' side='right' caption='Adhesin PsaA complex with galactose (PDB ID [[4f8p]])' scene=''> | <StructureSection load='4f8p' size='340' side='right' caption='Adhesin PsaA complex with galactose (PDB ID [[4f8p]])' scene=''> | ||
| - | '''Adhesins''' (Adh) are surface components of bacteria which facillitate adhesion to surfaces or other cells. Adh are specific surface recognition protein and are regarded as virulence factors. | ||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
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| + | '''Adhesins''' (Adh) are surface components of bacteria which facillitate adhesion to surfaces or other cells. Adh are specific surface recognition protein and are regarded as virulence factors. | ||
== Disease == | == Disease == | ||
| - | + | Bacterial pathogens use adhesins as a major factor in adhesion-based virulence. Adhesins serve as vaccine targets since they are essential to infection. | |
| - | == Structural highlights == | ||
</StructureSection> | </StructureSection> | ||
== 3D Structures of adhesin == | == 3D Structures of adhesin == | ||
Revision as of 09:34, 28 October 2015
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3D Structures of adhesin
Updated on 28-October-2015
