A bacterial virulence factor that dissipates tension

作者:Romero Stephane*; Van Nhieu Guy Tran
来源:Nature Cell Biology, 2009, 11(10): 1174-1175.
DOI:10.1038/ncb1009-1174

摘要

Various microbes harness the actin polymerization machinery through their surface proteins to allow intracellular motility within host cells, but other virulence factors regulate dissemination. The cortical actin tension of polarized cells may represent a physical barrier that hinders the formation of microbial protrusions during cell-to-cell spreading.

  • 出版日期2009-10