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

Cdc42 and the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-Akt Pathway Are Essential for PspC-mediated Internalization of Pneumococci by Respiratory Epithelial Cells

(2009) Vaibhav Agarwal et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

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

Immune evasion of the human pathogenic yeast Candida albicans: Pra1 is a Factor H, FHL-1 and plasminogen binding surface protein

(2009) Shanshan Luo et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Clostridium difficile toxins: More than mere inhibitors of Rho proteins

(2008) Harald Genth et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY

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

The complement fitness Factor H: Role in human diseases and for immune escape of pathogens, like pneumococci

(2008) Peter F. Zipfel et al.   VACCINE