Shigella applies molecular mimicry to subvert vinculin and invade host cells.
Izard, T., Tran Van Nhieu, G., Bois, P.R.(2006) J Cell Biol 175: 465-475
- PubMed: 17088427 
- DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200605091
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2GWW, 2HSQ - PubMed Abstract: 
Shigella flexneri, the causative agent of bacillary dysentery, injects invasin proteins through a type III secretion apparatus upon contacting the host cell, which triggers pathogen internalization. The invasin IpaA is essential for S. flexneri pathogenesis and binds to the cytoskeletal protein vinculin to facilitate host cell entry ...