Dehio, M. and Gomez-Duarte, O. G. and Dehio, C. and Meyer, T. F.. (1998) Vitronectin-dependent invasion of epithelial cells by Neisseria gonorrhoeae involves alpha(v) integrin receptors. FEBS letters, Vol. 424, H. 1/2. pp. 84-88.
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Abstract
Binding of vitronectin (VN) to Neisseria gonorrhoeae expressing the heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG) specific Opa50 protein was recently shown to trigger bacterial internalization into distinct epithelial cell lines. We have investigated the role of VN-binding integrin receptors and protein kinase C (PKC) in VN-triggered bacterial uptake. Blocking integrin function by RGDS peptides or by antibodies specific to alpha(v)beta5 or alpha(v)beta3 resulted in an abrogation of VN-triggered bacterial internalization. Moreover, inhibitors of PKC were found to block VN-triggered uptake. The essential role of alpha(v) integrins and the presumable involvement of PKC in VN-triggered gonococcal uptake are discussed.
| Faculties and Departments: | 05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Infection Biology > Molecular Microbiology (Dehio) |
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| UniBasel Contributors: | Dehio, Christoph |
| Item Type: | Article, refereed |
| Article Subtype: | Research Article |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science |
| ISSN: | 0014-5793 |
| Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
| Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2012 14:20 |
| Deposited On: | 22 Mar 2012 13:21 |
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