Journal
FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 54, Issue 1, Pages 1-17Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2008.00454.x
Keywords
probiotics; surface proteins; host interaction; secreted proteins; adhesion; immunomodulation
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- Gobierno del Principado de Asturias
- Plan de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovaci on (PCTI) de Asturias
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The group of exported proteins of a bacterium are those proteins that are sorted from the cytoplasm to the bacterial surface or to the surroundings of the microorganism. In probiotic bacteria, these proteins are of special relevance because they might determine important traits such as adhesion to intestinal surfaces and molecular cross-talking with the host. Current knowledge about the presence and biological relevance of exported proteins produced by the main genera of probiotic bacteria in the gastrointestinal environment is reviewed in this minireview. As will be seen, some of these proteins are involved in host adhesion or are able to modify certain signalization pathways within host cells, whereas others are important for the physiology of probiotic bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract.
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