Binding ofStreptococcus pneumoniaeEndopeptidase O (PepO) to Complement Component C1q Modulates the Complement Attack and Promotes Host Cell Adherence

Species-Specific Interaction of Streptococcus pneumoniae with Human Complement Factor H

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Biofilm Formation Avoids Complement Immunity and Phagocytosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae

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The interaction between bacterial enolase and plasminogen promotes adherence of Streptococcus pneumoniae to epithelial and endothelial cells

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

(2013) Vaibhav Agarwal et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

An Alternative Role of C1q in Bacterial Infections: Facilitating Streptococcus pneumoniae Adherence and Invasion of Host Cells

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Human complement control and complement evasion by pathogenic microbes – Tipping the balance

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Serotype prevalence and antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates among global populations

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Human and Pneumococcal Cell Surface Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate Dehydrogenase (GAPDH) Proteins Are Both Ligands of Human C1q Protein

(2012) Rémi Terrasse et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Enolase of Streptococcus pneumoniae Binds Human Complement Inhibitor C4b-Binding Protein and Contributes to Complement Evasion

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

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

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

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

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

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

(2010) Inga Jensch et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Complement: a key system for immune surveillance and homeostasis

(2010) Daniel Ricklin et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

The Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsule Inhibits Complement Activity and Neutrophil Phagocytosis by Multiple Mechanisms

(2009) C. Hyams 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

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

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

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

Complement evasion strategies of pathogens—Acquisition of inhibitors and beyond

(2009) Anna M. Blom et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Pneumococcal histidine triad proteins are regulated by the Zn2+-dependent repressor AdcR and inhibit complement deposition through the recruitment of complement factor H

(2008) Abiodun D. Ogunniyi et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

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