Internalins are surface proteins found on Listeria monocytogenes. They exist in two known forms, InlA and InlB. They are used by the bacteria to invade mammalian cells via cadherins transmembrane proteins. The exact role of these proteins and their invasiveness in vivo is not completely understood. In cultured cells, InlA is necessary to facilitat...
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Surface proteins (InlA, InlB) that mediate entry of Listeria monocytogenes > Listeria monocytogenes into epithelial cells that express E-cadherin or L-CAM. There appears to be an internalin multigene family (Inl C, D, E, F) although not all the products are involved in bacterial entry into cells.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: in-tēr′nă-lin Definitions: 1. An 80-kD leucine-rich repeat protein on the surface of Listeria that interacts with E-cadherin to induce phagocytosis within that bacterium.
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