Extending the host range of Listeria monocytogenes by rational protein design.
Wollert, T., Pasche, B., Rochon, M., Deppenmeier, S., van den Heuvel, J., Gruber, A.D., Heinz, D.W., Lengeling, A., Schubert, W.D.(2007) Cell 129: 891-902
- PubMed: 17540170 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.03.049
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2OMV, 2OMW, 2OMY - PubMed Abstract: 
In causing disease, pathogens outmaneuver host defenses through a dedicated arsenal of virulence determinants that specifically bind or modify individual host molecules. This dedication limits the intruder to a defined range of hosts. Newly emerging diseases mostly involve existing pathogens whose arsenal has been altered to allow them to infect previously inaccessible hosts ...