title: Sticking together: glycogen-degrading virulence.
abstract: In this issue, van Bueren et al. (2011) take us on a journey from a functional link between the host glycogen-degrading properties of SpuA and Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence using cell-based studies, to revealing the structural basis for glycogen recognition and degradation by this S. pneumoniae virulence factor via complementary X-ray crystallography and small-angle X-ray (SAXS) studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Queen's University, Botterell Hall, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada. steven.smith@queensu.ca
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Edward A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bayer