Streptococcus pneumoniaePhosphoglycerate Kinase Is a Novel Complement Inhibitor Affecting the Membrane Attack Complex Formation

A novel method for direct measurement of complement convertases activity in human serum

(2014) A. M. Blom et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY

Binding ofStreptococcus pneumoniaeEndopeptidase O (PepO) to Complement Component C1q Modulates the Complement Attack and Promotes Host Cell Adherence

(2014) Vaibhav Agarwal et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Distinct localization of the complement C5b-9 complex on Gram-positive bacteria

(2013) Evelien T. M. Berends et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Streptococcus pneumoniaeEndopeptidase O (PepO) Is a Multifunctional Plasminogen- and Fibronectin-binding Protein, Facilitating Evasion of Innate Immunity and Invasion of Host Cells

(2013) Vaibhav Agarwal et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Human complement control and complement evasion by pathogenic microbes – Tipping the balance

(2013) Peter F. Zipfel et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Pneumococcal phosphoglycerate kinase interacts with plasminogen and its tissue activator

(2013) Manfred Rohde et al.   THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

CspA from Borrelia burgdorferi Inhibits the Terminal Complement Pathway

(2013) T. Hallstrom et al.   mBio

Plasminogen Is a Complement Inhibitor

(2012) Diana Barthel et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Antibody orientation at bacterial surfaces is related to invasive infection

(2012) Pontus Nordenfelt et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Enolase of Streptococcus pneumoniae Binds Human Complement Inhibitor C4b-Binding Protein and Contributes to Complement Evasion

(2012) V. Agarwal et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Assembly and Regulation of the Membrane Attack Complex Based on Structures of C5b6 and sC5b9

(2012) Michael A. Hadders et al.   Cell Reports

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of phosphoglycerate kinase fromStreptococcus pneumoniae

(2011) Noelia Bernardo-García et al.   Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications

Complement deficiency states and associated infections

(2011) Lillemor Skattum et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Peptidoglycan recognition proteins kill bacteria by activating protein-sensing two-component systems

(2011) Des Raj Kashyap et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Trichinella spiralis Paramyosin Binds to C8 and C9 and Protects the Tissue-Dwelling Nematode from Being Attacked by Host Complement

(2011) Zhifei Zhang et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Vitronectin-mediated inhibition of complement: evidence for different binding sites for C5b-7 and C9

(2010) L. MILIS et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY

Complement Regulator Factor H Mediates a Two-step Uptake ofStreptococcus pneumoniaeby Human Cells

(2010) Vaibhav Agarwal et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Complement: a key system for immune surveillance and homeostasis

(2010) Daniel Ricklin et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Structural basis for inhibition of complement C5 by the SSL7 protein from Staphylococcus aureus

(2010) Nick S. Laursen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Bacterial Cell Envelope

(2010) T. J. Silhavy et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Integrin-linked kinase is required for vitronectin-mediated internalization of Streptococcus pneumoniae by host cells

(2009) S. Bergmann et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae Bind the Complement Inhibitor C4b-Binding Protein in a PspC Allele-Dependent Fashion

(2009) A. Dieudonne-Vatran et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Burden of disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children younger than 5 years: global estimates

(2009) Katherine L O'Brien et al.   LANCET

Complement evasion strategies of pathogens—Acquisition of inhibitors and beyond

(2009) Anna M. Blom et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Complement evasion by human pathogens

(2008) John D. Lambris et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

The role of Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence factors in host respiratory colonization and disease

(2008) Aras Kadioglu et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY