An RGD Helper Sequence in CagL of Helicobacter pylori Assists in Interactions with Integrins and Injection of CagA

Helicobacter pylori is a specific gastric pathogen that colonizes the stomach in more than 50% of the world’s human population. Infection with this bacterium can induce several types of gastric pathology, ranging from chronic gastritis to peptic ulcers and even adenocarcinoma. Virulent H. pylori iso...

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Main Authors: Conradi, Jens, Tegtmeyer, Nicole, Woźna, Marta, Wissbrock, Marco, Michalek, Carmela, Gagell, Corinna, Cover, Timothy L., Frank, Ronald, Sewald, Norbert, Backert, Steffen
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3417467/