Sentences with phrase «called flagellin»

Now new research from McGill University demonstrates yet another way that the humble cranberry may be a woman's best friend: «In lab studies, cranberry prevented the bacteria from producing a specific protein called flagellin, which is necessary for growing the tails that enable them to swim up the urinary tract and attach to cells,» explains lead study author Nathalie Tufenkji, PhD.

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When bacteria invade the plant, the FLS3 receptor binds to a region of the flagellin protein called flgII - 28 and triggers an immune response.

The first, called FLS2, is found in most land plants and detects invading bacteria by recognizing a separate region of flagellin called flg22.