The Sialoglycan Binding Adhesins of Mycoplasma genitalium and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
antigenic variation
bacterial cytoadhesins
protein structure
receptor binding
Journal
Trends in microbiology
ISSN: 1878-4380
Titre abrégé: Trends Microbiol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9310916
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2021
06 2021
Historique:
received:
01
12
2020
revised:
23
01
2021
accepted:
25
01
2021
pubmed:
18
2
2021
medline:
19
11
2021
entrez:
17
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Mycoplasma genitalium (Mge) and Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mpn) are two human pathogens associated with urogenital and respiratory tract infections, respectively. The recent elucidation of the tridimensional structure of their major cytoadhesins by X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy/tomography, has provided important insights regarding the mechanics of infection and evasion of immune surveillance.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33593698
pii: S0966-842X(21)00013-5
doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2021.01.011
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Adhesins, Bacterial
0
Glycoproteins
0
N-Acetylneuraminic Acid
GZP2782OP0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
477-481Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Interests No interests are declared.