FHR-1, an additional human plasma protein, binds to complement regulator-acquiring surface proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 298, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 287-291

  Haupt, Katrin ^a   Kraiczy, Peter ^b   Wallich, Reinhard ^c   Brade, Volker ^b   Skerka, Christine ^a   Zipfel, Peter F ^a,d  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Complement regulator acquiring surface proteins; CRASP; Factor H; FHR 1

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; PLASMA PROTEIN; PROTEIN CRASP; PROTEIN CRASP 1; PROTEIN CRASP 2; PROTEIN CRASP 3; PROTEIN CRASP 4; PROTEIN CRASP 5; PROTEIN FHR 1;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY;

EID: 48349104767     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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