The phrase "alters cell surface" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in scientific or medical contexts to describe a change or modification to the outer layer of a cell.
Example: "The new drug alters cell surface properties, enhancing the immune response."
Alternatives: "modifies cell membrane" or "changes cell exterior".
In extant C. albicans, morphological variation alters cell surface antigens and it is likely that this pathogen uses its sophisticated capacity to generate morphological variation as a strategy to escape the immune system.
However, this hypothesis could not be tested, since, of the two mutants of histidines potentially involved, one severely alters cell surface expression of RhCG and the second completely inactivates the ammonium transport function of the protein [21].
This again supports the finding that EspG alters cell surface receptors by inhibiting the function of recycling endosomes rather than altering protein synthesis and transport.
Traditional cell grafting experiments require enzyme-based single cell dissociation, which typically disrupts the physiological state of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions and alters cell surface molecules and secreted factors.
For the present study, we further examined whether PSD-95 could alter cell surface levels of ApoEr2 in primary hippocampal neurons.
In particular, we hypothesized that deletion of the F. graminearum barA homologue BAR1 would alter cell surface organization and hence disturb plant infection.
The ability of surfactants to promote bacterial motility and alter cell surface charge [50], [51] could also help to release bacteria from biofilms.
In the absence of Ecs, significant changes occur in the cell wall, as evidenced by increased autolysis and sensitivity to lysostaphin, altered cell surface texture as well as decreased levels of cell wall proteins.
To determine whether the GLUT4-translocating activity of serum was due to the presence of factors that have previously been shown to alter cell surface GLUT4 levels or glucose transport under certain conditions, we tested platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF; [33]), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1; [34]), and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF; [35]) in our cell system (Figure S3).
