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Suilysin remodels the cytoskeletons of human brain microvascular endothelial cells by activating RhoA and Rac1 GTPase

  • Qingyu Lv 1 ,
  • Huaijie Hao 1,2 ,
  • Lili Bi 1 ,
  • Yuling Zheng 1 ,
  • Xuyu Zhou 2 ,
  • Yongqiang Jiang 1
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  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100071, China
  • 2. CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China

Published date: 24 Jun 2014

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Qingyu Lv , Huaijie Hao , Lili Bi , Yuling Zheng , Xuyu Zhou , Yongqiang Jiang . Suilysin remodels the cytoskeletons of human brain microvascular endothelial cells by activating RhoA and Rac1 GTPase[J]. Protein & Cell, 2014 , 5(4) : 261 -264 . DOI: 10.1007/s13238-014-0037-0

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