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== Function == | == Function == |
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FunctionAdhesins (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.[1] DiseaseBacterial pathogens use adhesins as a major factor in adhesion-based virulence. Adhesins serve as vaccine targets since they are essential to infection.
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3D Structures of adhesin3D Structures of adhesin
Updated on 06-December-2015
ReferencesReferences
- ↑ Klemm P, Schembri MA. Bacterial adhesins: function and structure. Int J Med Microbiol. 2000 Mar;290(1):27-35. PMID:11043979 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1438-4221(00)80102-2