Leptospira interrogans endostatin-like outer membrane proteins bind host fibronectin, laminin and regulators of complement.

Leptospira interrogans endostatin-like outer membrane proteins bind host fibronectin, laminin and regulators of complement.

The pathogenic spirochete Leptospira interrogans disseminates throughout its hosts via the bloodstream, then invades and colonizes a variety of host tissues. Infectious leptospires are resistant to killing by their hosts' alternative pathway of complement-mediated killing, and interact with var...

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Main Authors: Brian Stevenson, Henry A Choy, Marija Pinne, Matthew L Rotondi, M Clarke Miller, Edward Demoll, Peter Kraiczy, Anne E Cooley, Trevor P Creamer, Marc A Suchard, Catherine A Brissette, Ashutosh Verma, David A Haake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0001188&type=printable
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