The actin cytoskeleton and bacterial infection /

The actin cytoskeleton and bacterial infection /

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Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 242 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Current topics in microbiology and immunology, 0070-217X ; volume 399 Current topics in microbiology and immunology ; v. 399.
Subject:	Actin. Cytoskeleton. Bacteria -- metabolism. Bacterial Infections -- metabolism. Actin Cytoskeleton. Actin. Cytoskeleton.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11271586

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Other authors / contributors:	Mannherz, Hans Georg, editor.
ISBN:	9783319500478 3319500473 9783319500461 3319500465
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 16, 2017).
Summary:	This volume describes the mechanisms which bacteria have created to secure their survival, proliferation and dissemination by subverting the actin cytoskeleton of host cells. Bacteria have developed a veritable arsenal of toxins, effector proteins and virulence factors that allow them to modify the properties of the intracellular actin cytoskeleton for their own purposes. Bacterial factors either modify actin directly as the main component of this part of the cytoskeleton or functionally subvert regulatory or signalling proteins terminating at the actin cytoskeleton. In short, this volume provides an overview of the various tricks bacteria have evolved to ℓ́ℓact on actinℓ́ℓ in order to hijack this essential host cell component for their own needs. As such, it will be of interest to scientists from many fields, as well as clinicians whose work involves infectious diseases.
Other form:	Print version: Actin cytoskeleton and bacterial infection. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017 3319500465 9783319500461
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-50047-8

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Summary:	This volume describes the mechanisms which bacteria have created to secure their survival, proliferation and dissemination by subverting the actin cytoskeleton of host cells. Bacteria have developed a veritable arsenal of toxins, effector proteins and virulence factors that allow them to modify the properties of the intracellular actin cytoskeleton for their own purposes. Bacterial factors either modify actin directly as the main component of this part of the cytoskeleton or functionally subvert regulatory or signalling proteins terminating at the actin cytoskeleton. In short, this volume provides an overview of the various tricks bacteria have evolved to "act on actin" in order to hijack this essential host cell component for their own needs. As such, it will be of interest to scientists from many fields, as well as clinicians whose work involves infectious diseases.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (x, 242 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:	9783319500478 3319500473 9783319500461 3319500465
ISSN:	0070-217X ;