Transmembrane Mucins: Signaling Receptors at the Intersection of Inflammation and Cancer.van Putten JP, Strijbis K.J Innate Immun. 2017 Jan 5. Mucosal surfaces line our body cavities and provide the interaction surface between commensal and pathogenic microbiota and the host. The barrier function of the mucosal layer is largely maintained by gel-forming mucin proteins that are secreted

Host cell binding of the flagellar tip protein of Campylobacter jejuni. Freitag CM, Strijbis K, van Putten JP.Cell Microbiol. 2016 Dec 22. Flagella are nanofibers that drive bacterial movement. The filaments are generally composed of thousands of tightly packed flagellin subunits with a terminal cap protein, named FliD. Here we report that the FliD protein of the bacterial pathogen