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The hummingbird phenotype induced by H. pylori CagA. Upon delivery into gastric epithelial cells, CagA induces an extremely elongated cell-shape known as the hummingbird phenotype (white arrows), which is concomitantly associated with elevated cell motility. Induction of the hummingbird phenotype requires tyrosine phosphorylation of CagA by host cell kinases.
