Ehrlichia chaffeensis uses its surface protein EtpE to bind GPI-anchored protein DNase X and trigger entry into mammalian cells.

Ehrlichia chaffeensis, an obligatory intracellular rickettsial pathogen, enters and replicates in monocytes/macrophages and several non-phagocytic cells. E. chaffeensis entry into mammalian cells is essential not only for causing the emerging zoonosis, human monocytic ehrlichiosis, but also for its...

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Autores principales: Dipu Mohan Kumar, Mamoru Yamaguchi, Koshiro Miura, Mingqun Lin, Marek Los, Johannes F Coy, Yasuko Rikihisa
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Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/bcef2d8c932c465792e9221b21394514
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