Assessment of the interaction of human complement regulatory proteins with group A Streptococcus. Identification of a high-affinity group A Streptococcus binding site in FHL-1

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1243-1253

  Pérez Caballero, David ^a   Albertí, Sebastian ^b   Vivanco, Fernando ^c   Sánchez Corral, Pilar ^c   Rodríguez De Córdoba, Santiago ^a,c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^c Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

Author keywords

C4BP; Complement; Factor H; FHL 1; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; HEPARIN; M PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0342265104     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4141(200004)30:4<1243::AID-IMMU1243>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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