Human fibrinogen bound to Streptococcus pyogenes M protein inhibits complement deposition via the classical pathway

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-39

  Carlsson, Fredric ^a   Sandin, Charlotta ^a   Lindahl, Gunnar ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B; DNA; FIBRINOGEN; IODINE 125; M PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CHROMOSOME; COMPLEMENT DEPOSITION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; COMPLEMENT C3-C5 CONVERTASES; COMPLEMENT PATHWAY, CLASSICAL; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 16244399792     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04527.x     Document Type: Article

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