Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Outer Membrane Proteins 29 and 29 Paralogue Induce Evasion of Immune Response

• Main Authors: Maike Paulino da Silva (Author), Viviam de Oliveira Silva (Author), Silvana Pasetto (Author), Ellen Sayuri Ando-Suguimoto (Author), Dione Kawamoto (Author), Gardênia Márcia Silva Campos Mata (Author), Ramiro Mendonça Murata (Author), Marcia Pinto Alves Mayer (Author), Casey Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) is abundant within the microbial dysbiotic community of some patients with periodontitis. Aa outer membrane protein 29 (OMP29), a member of the OMPA family, mediates the invasion of Aa to gingival epithelial cells (GECs). This study evaluated the effect of...