Strength of Neisseria meningitidis binding to endothelial cells requires highly-ordered CD147/β 2 -adrenoceptor clusters assembled by alpha-actinin-4

Neisseria meningitidis bacteria bind to host proteins CD147 and β2-adrenergic receptor on the surface of endothelial cells. Here, Maissa et al. show that the two proteins interact with each other forming clusters that increase the binding strength of the bacteria to endothelial cells.