Binding of Glycoprotein Srr1 of Streptococcus agalactiae to Fibrinogen Promotes Attachment to Brain Endothelium and the Development of Meningitis

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Seo, Ho Seong ^a   Mu, Rong ^b   Kim, Brandon J ^b   Doran, Kelly S ^b,c   Sullam, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN SRR1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAR WESTERN BLOTTING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MENINGITIS; MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; BRAIN; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM; FIBRINOGEN; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MICE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

RUMEX; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 84868107454     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002947     Document Type: Article

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