CspA-mediated binding of human factor H inhibits complement deposition and confers serum resistance in Borrelia burgdorferi

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2773-2782

  Kenedy, Melisha R ^a   Vuppala, Santosh R ^a   Siegel, Corinna ^b   Kraiczy, Peter ^b   Akins, Darrin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C6; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; PROTEIN CSPA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SERUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BLOOD PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 67650070597     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00318-09     Document Type: Article

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