Anti-phagocytic mechanisms of Streptococcus pyogenes: Binding of fibrinogen to M-related protein

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 936-947

  Courtney, Harry S ^a   Hasty, David L ^a   Dale, James B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B; EGTAZIC ACID; FIBRINOGEN; GENE PRODUCT; M RELATED PROTEIN; MAGNESIUM; PROTEIN EMM; PROTEIN SFBX; PROTEIN SOF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BINDING SITE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INACTIVATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 33645061275     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04977.x     Document Type: Article

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