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

Combat Pneumococcal Infections: Adhesins as Candidates for Protein- Based Vaccine Development

(2012) Gustavo Gamez et al.   CURRENT DRUG TARGETS

Protein domain repetition is enriched in Streptococcal cell-surface proteins

(2012) I-Hsuan Lin et al.   GENOMICS

Heterologous expression of pneumococcal virulence factor PspC on the surface of Lactococcus lactis confers adhesive properties

(2012) T. M. Asmat et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Impact of pneumococcal microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules on colonization

(2012) S. Voß et al.   Molecular Oral Microbiology

A Novel Group of Moraxella catarrhalis UspA Proteins Mediates Cellular Adhesion via CEACAMs and Vitronectin

(2012) Darryl J. Hill et al.   PLoS One

Haemophilus influenzae Protein E Binds to the Extracellular Matrix by Concurrently Interacting With Laminin and Vitronectin

(2011) Teresia Hallström et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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

(2011) Birendra Singh et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of Streptococcus pneumoniae Strain Background on Complement Resistance

(2011) Catherine Hyams et al.   PLoS One

Structural biology of gram-positive bacterial adhesins

(2011) Krishnan Vengadesan et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE

Vitronectin in Vascular Context: Facets of a Multitalented Matricellular Protein

(2011) Klaus Preissner et al.   SEMINARS IN THROMBOSIS AND HEMOSTASIS

Heparin binding domain in vitronectin is required for oligomerization and thus enhances integrin mediated cell adhesion and spreading

(2010) Chandramouli R Chillakuri et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Impact of Glutamine Transporters on Pneumococcal Fitness under Infection-Related Conditions

(2010) Tobias Härtel et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Plasminogen- and Fibronectin-binding Protein B Is Involved in the Adherence ofStreptococcus pneumoniaeto Human Epithelial Cells

(2010) Salvatore Papasergi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

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

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

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

(2010) Birendra Singh et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

PavB is a surface-exposed adhesin of Streptococcus pneumoniae contributing to nasopharyngeal colonization and airways infections

(2010) Inga Jensch et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Streptococcus pneumoniae Resistance to Complement-Mediated Immunity Is Dependent on the Capsular Serotype

(2009) C. Hyams et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

The Effects of PspC on Complement-Mediated Immunity to Streptococcus pneumoniae Vary with Strain Background and Capsular Serotype

(2009) J. Yuste et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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

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

Laminin receptor initiates bacterial contact with the blood brain barrier in experimental meningitis models

(2009) Carlos J. Orihuela et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

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

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Protein E Binds Vitronectin and Is Important for Serum Resistance

(2009) T. Hallstrom et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

TheStreptococcus pneumoniaeadhesin PsrP binds to Keratin 10 on lung cells

(2009) Pooja Shivshankar et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

A Second Pilus Type in Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Prevalent in Emerging Serotypes and Mediates Adhesion to Host Cells

(2008) F. Bagnoli et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

PfbA, a Novel Plasmin- and Fibronectin-binding Protein ofStreptococcus pneumoniae, Contributes to Fibronectin-dependent Adhesion and Antiphagocytosis

(2008) Masaya Yamaguchi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Antibodies against PsrP, a NovelStreptococcus pneumoniaeAdhesin, Block Adhesion and Protect Mice against Pneumococcal Challenge

(2008) Lloyd Rose et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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

(2008) Peter F. Zipfel et al.   VACCINE

The Staphylococcus aureus Protein Sbi Acts as a Complement Inhibitor and Forms a Tripartite Complex with Host Complement Factor H and C3b

(2008) Katrin Haupt et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Pneumococcal Pili Are Composed of Protofilaments Exposing Adhesive Clusters of Rrg A

(2008) Markus Hilleringmann et al.   PLoS Pathogens