Immunological characterization of the complement regulator factor H-binding CRASP and Erp proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi

International Journal of Medical Microbiology, Supplement

Volumn 293, Issue 37, 2004, Pages 152-157

  Kraiczy, Peter ^a   Hartmann, Kristina ^a   Hellwage, Jens ^b   Skerka, Christine ^b   Kirschfink, Michael ^c   Brade, Volker ^a   Zipfel, Peter F ^b   Wallich, Reinhard ^c   Stevenson, Brian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Complement; Erp proteins; Factor H; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; COMPLEMENT REGULATOR ACQUIRING SURFACE PROTEIN; FACTOR H LIKE PROTEIN 1; GENE PRODUCT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTISERUM; PROTEIN BACRASP2; PROTEIN BACRASP4; PROTEIN BACRASP5; PROTEIN BBCRASP3; PROTEIN BBCRASP4; PROTEIN ERPC; PROTEIN ERPP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS REACTION; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 3242689940     PISSN: 14331128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1433-1128(04)80029-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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