eLife (Mar 2018)

The sweet side of vimentin

  • Natasha T Snider,
  • Nam-On Ku,
  • M Bishr Omary

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.35336
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7

Abstract

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A protein modification called O-linked glycosylation regulates the interactions between vimentin molecules under normal conditions, and the ability of Chlamydia bacteria to replicate after they infect cells.

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