Binding of human C4BP to the hypervariable region of M protein: A molecular mechanism of phagocytosis resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 539-551

  Berggard K ^a   Johnsson, E ^a   Morfeldt, E ^a   Persson, J ^a   Stalhammar Carlemalm M ^a   Lindahl, G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B; LIGAND; PROTEIN M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OPSONIZATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; INTEGRIN ALPHAXBETA2; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0034768706     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02664.x     Document Type: Article

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