title: Bap: A New Type of Functional Amyloid.
abstract: Bacteria can build a biofilm matrix scaffold from exopolysaccharides or proteins, and DNA. In a recent report, Taglialegna and colleagues show that pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus produces a protein scaffold based on amyloid assembly of fragments from the biofilm-associated protein. Amyloidogenesis occurs in response to environmental signals.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire ERRMECe-EA1391, Université de Cergy-Pontoise, 5 mail Gay-Lussac CS 20601 Neuville, 95031 Cergy-Pontoise cedex, France. Electronic address: Patrick.di-martino@u-cergy.fr.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Di Martino
mesh_terms: D000682:Amyloid / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; D001426:Bacterial Proteins
keywords: Bap; Staphylococcus; aggregation.; amyloid; biofilm; matrix