Pathogenicity Island: cag PAI


• General information

Name : cag PAI
Host strain : Helicobacter pylori Ca139
Function : Translocation of CagA, Type IV secretion system, stimulation of IL-8 synthesis
Insertion site : glr (glutamate racemase)


• GenBank accessions: 1 records

1) AY430172 (360 bp)

    Definition : Helicobacter pylori strain Ca139 cag 2 (hp0521) gene, complete cds.

    Publication :
    - Schneider-Brachert,W., Holzmann,T., Neumayr,A., Knoll,G., Aigner,M., Eckhardt,A. and Lehn,N., "Analysis of genetic diversity of the whole cag pathogenicity island in IL-8 inducing clinical Helicobacter pylori isolates", Unpublished.

    - Schneider-Brachert,W., Holzmann,T., Neumayr,A., Knoll,G., Aigner,M., Eckhardt,A. and Lehn,N., "Direct Submission", Submitted (08-OCT-2003) Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, Regensburg D-93053, Germany.


      





• PAI-like regions homologous to this PAI (genomes and locations)

None