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Review
. 2004 Jan;6(1):101-12.
doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2003.11.001.

Adhesins and invasins of pathogenic bacteria: a structural view

Hartmut H Niemann  1 , Wolf Dieter Schubert, Dirk W Heinz
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Adhesins and invasins of pathogenic bacteria: a structural view

Hartmut H Niemann et al. Microbes Infect. 2004 Jan.
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Abstract

Adhesion and invasion of pathogenic bacteria represent the important initial step of infection. Pathogens utilize surface-located adhesins/invasins for specific interaction with host cell receptors. The three-dimensional structures of a number of adhesins/invasins show that many are elongated molecules containing domains commonly found in eukaryotic proteins. Similar folds are employed repeatedly to target different receptors.

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