Listeria monocytogene

Question 1

Listeria monocytogene does what for immune evasion?
What does it use to do this?

Also?

Answer 1

-deacetylates PG
Pdga enzyme does this

Also trichroic acid glycosylated (+)

Question 2

Listeria monocytogene avoids AMPs how?

Answer 2

Increases charge making it harder for them to bind

Question 3

______ affects if Listeria monocytogene can be endocytosed

Answer 3

Pro at a.a. 16

If it is a glu listeria cannot bind

Question 4

Listeria monocytogene adhesion mechanism

Answer 4

InlA and InlB binds

E-cadherin and met (on host)(conserved)

Question 5

InlA and InlB are _______+________ for entry of_____

Answer 5

Nessisary and sufficient

Listeria monocytogene

Question 6

InlA stimulates_____

Answer 6

Cell signalling to cause microfilament rearrangement