BhCRASP-1 of the relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia hermsii is a factor H- and plasminogen-binding protein

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 298, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 272-283

  Rossmann, Evelyn ^a   Kraiczy, Peter ^b   Herzberger, Pia ^b   Skerka, Christine ^c   Kirschfink, Michael ^a   Simon, Markus M ^d   Zipfel, Peter F ^c   Wallich, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^c HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borrelia hermsii; Complement; Factor H; Plasminogen; Relapsing fever

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY C3 C5 CONVERTASE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; PLASMINOGEN; PROTEIN BHCRASP 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA HERMSII; BORRELIA INFECTION; CELL PROTECTION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; COMPLEMENT DEPENDENT CYTOTOXICITY; COMPLEMENT DEPOSITION; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 48349105789     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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