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SUBMITTER: Mathelie-Guinlet M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9419033 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mathelié-Guinlet Marion M Viela Felipe F Pietrocola Giampiero G Speziale Pietro P Dufrêne Yves F YF
Nanoscale advances 20201030 12
Single-molecule experiments have recently revealed that the interaction between staphylococcal surface proteins and their ligands can be extremely strong, equivalent to the strength of covalent bonds. Here, we report on the unusually high binding strength between <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> iron-regulated surface determinant B (IsdB) and vitronectin (Vn), an essential human blood protein known to interact with bacterial pathogens. The IsdB-Vn interaction is dramatically strengthened by mechanic ...[more]