Pleiotropic virulence factor -Streptococcus pyogenesfibronectin-binding proteins

Ligation of the Fibrin-binding Domain by β-Strand Addition Is Sufficient for Expansion of Soluble Fibronectin

(2012) Lisa M. Maurer et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

A Novel Monoclonal Antibody against FbaA Can Inhibit the Binding of the Complement Regulatory Protein Factor H to Group A Streptococcus

(2011) Cuiqing Ma et al.   Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Structural and Functional Analysis of the Tandem β-Zipper Interaction of a Streptococcal Protein with Human Fibronectin

(2011) Nicole C. Norris et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Assembly of Fibronectin Extracellular Matrix

(2010) Purva Singh et al.   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

Differences in the aromatic domain of homologous streptococcal fibronectin-binding proteins trigger different cell invasion mechanisms and survival rates

(2010) Manfred Rohde et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Extended Binding Site on Fibronectin for the Functional Upstream Domain of Protein F1 ofStreptococcus pyogenes

(2010) Lisa M. Maurer et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Cooperative Binding and Activation of Fibronectin by a Bacterial Surface Protein

(2010) Zoe R. Marjenberg et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Binding of the Human Complement Regulators CFHR1 and Factor H by Streptococcal Collagen-like Protein 1 (Scl1) via Their Conserved C Termini Allows Control of the Complement Cascade at Multiple Levels

(2010) Michael Reuter et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Complement inhibition by gram-positive pathogens: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications

(2010) Alexander Laarman et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE-JMM

Stretching fibronectin fibres disrupts binding of bacterial adhesins by physically destroying an epitope

(2010) Mamta Chabria et al.   Nature Communications

Group A streptococcal vaccines: facts versus fantasy

(2009) Andrew C Steer et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Scl1, the multifunctional adhesin of group AStreptococcus, selectively binds cellular fibronectin and laminin, and mediates pathogen internalization by human cells

(2009) Clayton C. Caswell et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Invasion of Endothelial Cells by Tissue-invasive M3 Type Group A Streptococci Requires Src Kinase and Activation of Rac1 by a Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-independent Mechanism

(2009) Andreas Nerlich et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Distribution of fibronectin-binding protein genes (prtF1 and prtF2) and streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin genes (spe) among Streptococcus pyogenes in Japan

(2009) Muneki Hotomi et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Shr Is a Broad-Spectrum Surface Receptor That Contributes to Adherence and Virulence in Group A Streptococcus

(2008) M. Fisher et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Molecular characterization of invasive and non-invasive Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from Romania

(2008) B. Luca-Harari et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Burden and Economic Cost of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis

(2008) E. Pfoh et al.   PEDIATRICS

Fba, a novel fibronectin-binding protein from Streptococcus pyogenes, promotes bacterial entry into epithelial cells, and the fba gene is positively transcribed under the Mga regulator

(2003) Yutaka Terao et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY