Localization by site-directed mutagenesis of the site in human complement factor H that binds to Streptococcus pyogenes M protein

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 484-487

  Sharma, Ajay K ^a   Pangburn, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; M PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0031035409     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.2.484-487.1997     Document Type: Article

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