Streptococcus pneumoniaeEndopeptidase O (PepO) Is a Multifunctional Plasminogen- and Fibronectin-binding Protein, Facilitating Evasion of Innate Immunity and Invasion of Host Cells

Plasminogen Is a Complement Inhibitor

(2012) Diana Barthel et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of phosphoglycerate kinase fromStreptococcus pneumoniae

(2011) Noelia Bernardo-García et al.   Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications

Haemophilus influenzae Uses the Surface Protein E To Acquire Human Plasminogen and To Evade Innate Immunity

(2011) D. Barthel et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Assembly of Fibronectin Extracellular Matrix

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

New adhesin functions of surface-exposed pneumococcal proteins

(2010) Cécile Frolet et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Cellular interactions by LPxTG-anchored pneumococcal adhesins and their streptococcal homologues

(2010) J. Löfling et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Streptococcus pneumoniae: virulence factors and variation

(2010) A.M. Mitchell et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Skizzle Is a Novel Plasminogen- and Plasmin-binding Protein fromStreptococcus agalactiaeThat Targets Proteins of Human Fibrinolysis to Promote Plasmin Generation

(2010) Karen G. Wiles et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

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

Complement Regulator–Acquiring Surface Protein 1 ofBorrelia burgdorferiBinds to Human Bone Morphogenic Protein 2, Several Extracellular Matrix Proteins, and Plasminogen

(2010) Teresia Hallström et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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

(2010) Inga Jensch et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Bioinformatic analysis of the neprilysin (M13) family of peptidases reveals complex evolutionary and functional relationships

(2009) Nicholas D Bland et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

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

Burden of disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children younger than 5 years: global estimates

(2009) Katherine L O'Brien et al.   LANCET

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

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 role of Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence factors in host respiratory colonization and disease

(2008) Aras Kadioglu et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY