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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | 37185-37194 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Biological Chemistry |
| Volume | 287 |
| Issue number | 44 |
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| State | Published - 26 Oct 2012 |