Nanonewton forces between <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> surface protein IsdB and vitronectin
Marion Mathelié‐Guinlet, Felipe Viela, Giampiero Pietrocola, Pietro Speziale, Yves F. Dufrêne
Abstract
. In line with this, flow experiments show that IsdB-mediated bacterial adhesion to Vn is enhanced by fluid shear stress. The stress-dependent binding of IsdB to Vn is likely to play a role in promoting bacterial adhesion to human cells under fluid shear stress conditions.
Topics & Concepts
Staphylococcus aureusVitronectinMicrobiologySurface proteinChemistryBiologyBacteriaGeneticsBiochemistryVirologyIntegrinCellBiochemical and Structural CharacterizationForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing