Neisseria meningitidis NalP cleaves human complement C3, facilitating degradation of C3b and survival in human serum

Immune Evasion of Enterococcus faecalis by an Extracellular Gelatinase That Cleaves C3 and iC3b

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The Relative Roles of Factor H Binding Protein, Neisserial Surface Protein A, and Lipooligosaccharide Sialylation in Regulation of the Alternative Pathway of Complement on Meningococci

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Lipidation of the autotransporter NalP of Neisseria meningitidis is required for its function in the release of cell-surface-exposed proteins

(2012) V. Roussel-Jazede et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Staphylococcus aureus Metalloprotease Aureolysin Cleaves Complement C3 To Mediate Immune Evasion

(2011) A. J. Laarman et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Transcriptome Analysis of Neisseria meningitidis in Human Whole Blood and Mutagenesis Studies Identify Virulence Factors Involved in Blood Survival

(2011) Hebert Echenique-Rivera et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Infections of People with Complement Deficiencies and Patients Who Have Undergone Splenectomy

(2010) S. Ram et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

EspP, a Serine Protease of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, Impairs Complement Activation by Cleaving Complement Factors C3/C3b and C5

(2010) D. Orth et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

NalP-Mediated Proteolytic Release of Lactoferrin-Binding Protein B from the Meningococcal Cell Surface

(2010) V. Roussel-Jazede et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Molecular mechanisms of complement evasion: learning from staphylococci and meningococci

(2010) Davide Serruto et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Neisseria meningitidis GNA2132, a heparin-binding protein that induces protective immunity in humans

(2010) Davide Serruto et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Meningococcal Vaccine Candidate Neisserial Surface Protein A (NspA) Binds to Factor H and Enhances Meningococcal Resistance to Complement

(2010) Lisa A. Lewis et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Mechanisms of avoidance of host immunity by Neisseria meningitidis and its effect on vaccine development

(2009) Helena Lo et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The role of the anaphylatoxins in health and disease

(2009) Andreas Klos et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Pathogenic neisseriae: surface modulation, pathogenesis and infection control

(2009) Mumtaz Virji   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Binding of Complement Factor H (fH) to Neisseria meningitidis Is Specific for Human fH and Inhibits Complement Activation by Rat and Rabbit Sera

(2008) D. M. Granoff et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Factor H-Binding Protein Is Important for Meningococcal Survival in Human Whole Blood and Serum and in the Presence of the Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37

(2008) K. L. Seib et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Complement evasion by human pathogens

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