internalin

in·ter·na·lin

(in-tēr'nă-lin),
An 80-kD leucine-rich repeat protein on the surface of Listeria that interacts with E-cadherin to induce phagocytosis within that bacterium.
[internal + -in]
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Smith et al., "Targeting and crossing of the human maternofetal barrier by Listeria monocytogenes: Role of internalin interaction with trophoblast E-cadherin," Proceedings of the National Acadamy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol.
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In the mouse model infected with the internalin A mutant recombinant strain of L.
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(2010), showed that InlC (internalin family) impairs phosphorylation and delays I[kappa]B degradation often induced by TNF-[alpha], abrogating activation of NF-[kappa]B.
Latex protein extracts from Calotropis procera with immunomodulatory properties protect against experimental infections with Listeria monocytogenes
Listeria monocytogenes internalin and E-cadherin: from bench to bedside.
Treatment of listeriosis in first trimester of pregnancy
Like many other microbes, Listeria manufactures a couple of hooks (Listeria's are known as Internalin A and Internalin B) that grab onto specific molecules protruding from cells of the intestinal lining.
How dangerous food-borne pathogen evades body's defenses
monocytogenes based on genetic loci in several genes: the hemolysin (hlyA), internalin (inlA), positive regulatory factor (prfA), and actin polymerization (actA1, actA2) genes.
Try phylogenetic typing of L. monocytogenes
** A membrane protein called internalin mediates invasion of the host cell by Listeria bacteria.
Chapter 3 Bacterial zoonoses
monocytogenes virulence mechanisms has shown that certain mutations in the inlA gene, which encodes for internalin (a membrane-anchored protein responsible for L.
Listeriosis outbreaks and associated food vehicles, United States, 1998-2008
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Agriculture and plant science
LIPI-2 comprises 10 internalin genes and the sphingomyelinase gene smcL and is perfectly conserved within L.
Human listeriosis caused by listeria ivanovii

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