title: The outer membrane protein of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, described as the 'localised adherence factor', is OmpF and probably not involved in adhesion to HEp-2 cells.
abstract: Strains of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) were examined for a factor, described as an outer membrane protein (OMP) of 32 kilodaltons (kDa) and reported to be involved in the adhesion of EPEC to HeLa cells. A comparable OMP of 35 kDa was detected in strains of EPEC, although expression of this protein was not related to the ability of strains to adhere to HEp-2 cells. The 35 kDa OMP was found to be heat-modifiable and peptidoglycan associated, and considered to be the porin protein OmpF.
authors.affiliation: Division of Enteric Pathogens, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, U.K.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chart
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rowe
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008970:Molecular Weight; D018272:Porins
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D018272:Porins