| Literature DB >> 12595487 |
Kate L R Dunn1, Jayne L Farrant, Paul R Langford, J Simon Kroll.
Abstract
Superoxide dismutase cofactored by copper and zinc ([Cu,Zn]-SOD) contributes to the protection of opsonized serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis against phagocytosis by human monocytes/macrophages, with sodC mutant organisms being endocytosed in significantly higher numbers than are wild-type organisms. The influence of [Cu,Zn]-SOD was found to be exerted at the stage of phagocytosis, rather than at earlier (modulating surface association) or later (intracellular killing) stages.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12595487 PMCID: PMC148830 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.3.1604-1607.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441