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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Trends Microbiol. 2011 Nov 16;20(2):59–65. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2011.10.002

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Als proteins: multidomain adhesion proteins that form amyloids. (a) Model illustrating the domains of Als protein. (b) Model showing how homotypic binding of Als adhesins and mechanical stimulus lead to formation of cell surface amyloid nanodomains activating cell adhesion.