Pseudomonas aeruginosa Uses Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase (Lpd) to Bind to the Human Terminal Pathway Regulators Vitronectin and Clusterin to Inhibit Terminal Pathway Complement Attack

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Candida albicans Uses the Surface Protein Gpm1 to Attach to Human Endothelial Cells and to Keratinocytes via the Adhesive Protein Vitronectin

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Staphylococcus aureus: The multi headed hydra resists and controls human complement response in multiple ways

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The Choline-binding Protein PspC ofStreptococcus pneumoniaeInteracts with the C-terminal Heparin-binding Domain of Vitronectin

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

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Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Is a Surface-Exposed Immune Evasion Protein That Binds Three Members of the Factor H Family and Plasminogen

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

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Alkaline Protease Blocks Complement Activation via the Classical and Lectin Pathways

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Meningococcal surface fibril (Msf) binds to activated vitronectin and inhibits the terminal complement pathway to increase serum resistance

(2011) Natalie J. Griffiths et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Haemophilus influenzae protein E recognizes the C-terminal domain of vitronectin and modulates the membrane attack complex

(2011) Birendra Singh et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Complement inhibition by human vitronectin involves non-heparin binding domains

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Vitronectin in bacterial pathogenesis: a host protein used in complement escape and cellular invasion

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Complement: a key system for immune surveillance and homeostasis

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

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