e/Tir (receptor)

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has gloss	eng: Tir (translocated intimin receptor) is an essential component in the adherence of the enteropathogenic Escherichia coli strain EPEC (enteropathogenic E. coli) to the cells lining the small intestine. Tir is a receptor protein encoded by the espE gene which is located on the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) pathogenicity island in EPEC strains. This receptor binds intimin upon translocation to enterocytes of the host cell.
lexicalization	eng: Tir
instance of	c/Tyrosine kinase receptors