Vitronectin in host pathogen interactions and antimicrobial therapeutic applications

A forward loop between glioma and microglia: Glioma-derived extracellular matrix-activated microglia secrete IL-18 to enhance the migration of glioma cells

(2011) Wei-Lan Yeh et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY

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

(2011) Birendra Singh et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Covalent immobilization of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) onto biomaterial surfaces

(2010) Fabíola Costa et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Activation of human pro-urokinase by unrelated proteases secreted byPseudomonas aeruginosa

(2010) Nathalie Beaufort et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Complement inhibition by human vitronectin involves non-heparin binding domains

(2010) M. SHEEHAN et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY

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

(2010) Birendra Singh et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Vitronectin binds to the head region ofMoraxella catarrhalisubiquitous surface protein A2 and confers complement-inhibitory activity

(2010) Birendra Singh et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Neisseria meningitidis Opc Invasin Binds to the Sulphated Tyrosines of Activated Vitronectin to Attach to and Invade Human Brain Endothelial Cells

(2010) Claudia Sa E Cunha et al.   PLoS Pathogens

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

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

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

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

Activation of plasminogen activator inhibitor implicates protease InhA in the acute-phase response to Bacillus anthracis infection

(2009) M.-C. Chung et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Complement evasion strategies of pathogens—Acquisition of inhibitors and beyond

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

The human fibrinolytic system is a target for the staphylococcal metalloprotease aureolysin

(2008) Nathalie Beaufort et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Antibacterial and Antifouling Polymer Brushes Incorporating Antimicrobial Peptide

(2008) Karine Glinel et al.   BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY

Bases moleculares de la adherencia microbiana sobre los materiales protésicos. Papel de las biocapas en las infecciones asociadas a los materiales protésicos

(2008) Jordi Vila et al.   ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA

Helicobacter pylori Infection Stimulates Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 Production by Gastric Epithelial Cells

(2008) A. C. Keates et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Localization of the Domains of the Haemophilus ducreyi Trimeric Autotransporter DsrA Involved in Serum Resistance and Binding to the Extracellular Matrix Proteins Fibronectin and Vitronectin

(2008) I. Leduc et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY