A Mycobacterium leprae gene encoding a fibronectin binding protein is used for efficient invasion of epithelial cells and Schwann cells.

Mycobacterium leprae, the causative agent of leprosy, is an obligate intracellular pathogen. M. leprae can infect a variety of cells in vivo, including epithelial cells, muscle cells, and Schwann cells, in addition to macrophages. The ligand-receptor interactions important in the attachment and inge...

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Published in:	Infect Immun
Main Authors:	Schorey, J S, Li, Q, McCourt, D W, Bong-Mastek, M, Clark-Curtiss, J E, Ratliff, T L, Brown, E J
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 1995
Subjects:	Research Article
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC173355/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7790081/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/iai.63.7.2652-2657.1995
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