Abstract
Background: Pulmonary Francisella infection resulted in reduction of plasma alkaline phosphatase activity. Results: Francisella heat shock protein DnaK binds to alkaline phosphatase thus reducing enzymatic activity. Conclusion: A Francisella protein component responsible for alkaline phosphatase inhibition was identified. Significance: We present a novel mechanism used by a bacterial pathogen to evade the host's defense.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 37185-37194 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Biological Chemistry |
Volume | 287 |
Issue number | 44 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 26 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology