The outer membrane protein of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, described as the 'localised adherence factor', is OmpF and probably not involved in adhesion to HEp-2 cells
- 15 October 1989
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 61 (3) , 291-295
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-1097(89)90213-9
Abstract
Strains of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) were examined for a factor, described as an outer membrane protein (OMP) of 32 kilodaltons (kDa) and reported to be involved in the adhesion of EPEC to HeLa cells. A comparable OMP of 35 kDa was detected in strains of EPEC, although expression of this protein was not related to the ability of strains to adhere to HEp-2 cells. The 35 kDa OMP was found to be heat-modifiable and peptidoglycan associated, and considered to be the porin protein OmpF.Keywords
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