Uromodulin and Pili (IMAGE)

ETH Zurich

Uromodulin and Pili

Caption

A larger scale shows how the uromodulin filaments (blue) envelop an E. coli cell, thus preventing the pathogen's pili from docking on the cell walls in the urinary tract and causing an infection. The image is a 3D visualisation from electron tomography measurements.

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Dawid Zyla / ETH Zurich

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