| Literature DB >> 20685339 |
Atsuo Amano1, Hiroki Takeuchi, Nobumichi Furuta.
Abstract
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), ubiquitously shed from Gram-negative bacteria, contain various virulence factors such as toxins, proteases, adhesins, and lipopolysaccharide, which are utilized to establish a colonization niche, modulate host defense and response, and impair host cell function. Thus, OMVs can be considered as a type of bacterial offensive weapon. This review discusses the entry mechanism of OMVs into host cells as well as their etiological roles in host-parasite interactions.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID： 20685339 DOI： 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.05.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbes Infect ISSN： 1286-4579 Impact factor: 2.700