Nanomechanical mechanisms of Lyme disease spirochete motility enhancement in extracellular matrix

Martin Strnad, Yoo Jin Oh, and colleagues use single-molecule force spectroscopy and an extracellular matrix (ECM) analog that mimics natural tick feeding to show that the surface proteins DbpA/B can enhance spirochete motility in the ECM of the host. These results show that spirochetes can tune the...

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Autores principales: Martin Strnad, Yoo Jin Oh, Marie Vancová, Lisa Hain, Jemiina Salo, Libor Grubhoffer, Jana Nebesářová, Jukka Hytönen, Peter Hinterdorfer, Ryan O. M. Rego
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/65a4204d09884ed9a36dd4375769f990
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Sumario:Martin Strnad, Yoo Jin Oh, and colleagues use single-molecule force spectroscopy and an extracellular matrix (ECM) analog that mimics natural tick feeding to show that the surface proteins DbpA/B can enhance spirochete motility in the ECM of the host. These results show that spirochetes can tune their transient molecular binding to ECM components to enhance spirochetal dissemination through the host.