| Literature DB >> 17371855 |
Kendra A Hyland1, Beinan Wang, P Patrick Cleary.
Abstract
Streptococcus pyogenes is a major cause of pharyngitis in humans and encodes several fibronectin-binding proteins. M protein and protein F1 (PrtF1/SfbI) are differentially regulated by CO(2) and O(2), respectively, and both mediate the invasion of epithelial cells. This study examined whether PrtF1/SfbI shares other properties with M protein. Expression of the PrtF1/SfbI protein by an M-negative mutant conferred resistance to phagocytosis and partial inhibition of C3 deposition on the S. pyogenes surface.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17371855 PMCID: PMC1932906 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01745-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441