The Actin Cytoskeleton and Bacterial Infection

Book Overview

Actin structure and dynamics.- Influence of binary actin-depolymerizing toxins on the microtubule system.- ADP-ribosylation of actin by Photorhabdus luminescens TccC3 inhibits interaction with actin binding proteins essential for treadmilling.- Pathogenic mechanisms of actin cross-linking toxins - peeling away the layers.- New concepts on bacterial effectors targeting Rho GTPases.- Interaction of bacterial ADPribosyltransferases with actin.- Yersinia's ways to activate and inactivate actin rearrangements in host cells.- The role of formins in phagocytosis of Borrelia by macrophages.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319843052
• ISBN13: 9783319843056
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"