Pneumolysin binds to the mannose receptor C type 1 (MRC-1) leading to anti-inflammatory responses and enhanced pneumococcal survival

M. tuberculosis -Initiated Human Mannose Receptor Signaling Regulates Macrophage Recognition and Vesicle Trafficking by FcRγ-Chain, Grb2, and SHP-1

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Mannose receptor induces T-cell tolerance via inhibition of CD45 and up-regulation of CTLA-4

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Density and Duration of Pneumococcal Carriage Is Maintained by Transforming Growth Factor β1 and T Regulatory Cells

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Evidence of involvement of the mannose receptor in the internalization of Streptococcus pneumoniae by Schwann cells

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Novel Role for the Streptococcus pneumoniae Toxin Pneumolysin in the Assembly of Biofilms

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MARCO Is Required for TLR2- and Nod2-Mediated Responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Clearance of Pneumococcal Colonization in the Murine Nasopharynx

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Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2008: a systematic analysis

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Olfactory ensheathing cells as putative host cells for Streptococcus pneumoniae: Evidence of bacterial invasion via mannose receptor-mediated endocytosis

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Pneumolysin Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome and Promotes Proinflammatory Cytokines Independently of TLR4

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Streptococcus pneumoniaeevades human dendritic cell surveillance by pneumolysin expression

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Pneumolysin Localizes to the Cell Wall of Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2009) K. E. Price et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Streptococcus pneumoniaeDeficient in Pneumolysin or Autolysin Has Reduced Virulence in Meningitis

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

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