Interaction with human plasminogen system turns on proteolytic activity in Streptococcus agalactiae and enhances its virulence in a mouse model

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1276-1284

  Magalhães, Vanessa ^a   Veiga Malta, Isabel ^a,b   Almeida, Maria Rosário ^a,b   Baptista, Marina ^a   Ribeiro, Adília ^a,b   Trieu Cuot, Patrick ^c   Ferreira, Paula ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Fibrinogen; Glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase; Plasmin; Plasminogen; Proteolytic activity; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN; PLASMINOGEN RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR; SCLEROPROTEIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROKINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING SITE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FIBRONECTINS; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASES; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 35148826082     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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