Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteria produce a molecule that paralyzes immune system cells (IMAGE)

University of Freiburg

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteria produce a molecule that paralyzes immune system cells

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Human endothelial cells use the molecules cadherin (green) and actin (purple) to form a flexible barrier around blood vessels. After adding the isolated LecB, their localization in the cell changes significantly: in the right half of the image, cadherin is no longer on the outside of the cell, but near the nucleus (blue).

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Yubing Guo / Universities of Freiburg and Strasbourg

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