Sequence variations and protein expression levels of the two immune evasion proteins Gpm1 and Pra1 influence virulence of clinical Candida albicans isolates. by Shanshan Luo, Uta-Christina Hipler, Christin Münzberg, Christine Skerka, Peter F Zipfel

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Candida albicans uses the surface protein Gpm1 to attach to human endothelial cells and to keratinocytes via the adhesive protein vitronectin. by Crisanto M Lopez, Reinhard Wallich, Kristian Riesbeck, Christine Skerka, Peter F Zipfel

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CspA from <named-content content-type="genus-species">Borrelia burgdorferi</named-content> Inhibits the Terminal Complement Pathway by Teresia Hallström, Corinna Siegel, Matthias Mörgelin, Peter Kraiczy, Christine Skerka, Peter F. Zipfel

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Molecular crypsis by pathogenic fungi using human factor H. A numerical model. by Stefan N Lang, Sebastian Germerodt, Christina Glock, Christine Skerka, Peter F Zipfel, Stefan Schuster

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Conserved Patterns of Microbial Immune Escape: Pathogenic Microbes of Diverse Origin Target the Human Terminal Complement Inhibitor Vitronectin via a Single Common Motif. by Teresia Hallström, Birendra Singh, Peter Kraiczy, Sven Hammerschmidt, Christine Skerka, Peter F Zipfel, Kristian Riesbeck

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Molecular analyses identifies new domains and structural differences among Streptococcus pneumoniae immune evasion proteins PspC and Hic by Shanshan Du, Cláudia Vilhena, Samantha King, Alfredo Sahagún-Ruiz, Sven Hammerschmidt, Christine Skerka, Peter F. Zipfel

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Borrelia valaisiana resist complement-mediated killing independently of the recruitment of immune regulators and inactivation of complement components. by Jasmin Schwab, Claudia Hammerschmidt, Dania Richter, Christine Skerka, Franz-Rainer Matuschka, Reinhard Wallich, Peter F Zipfel, Peter Kraiczy

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The Staphylococcus aureus protein Sbi acts as a complement inhibitor and forms a tripartite complex with host complement Factor H and C3b. by Katrin Haupt, Michael Reuter, Jean van den Elsen, Julia Burman, Steffi Hälbich, Julia Richter, Christine Skerka, Peter F Zipfel

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Low molecular weight polysialic acid binds to properdin and reduces the activity of the alternative complement pathway by Anahita Shahraz, Yuchen Lin, Joshua Mbroh, Jonas Winkler, Huan Liao, Marie Lackmann, Annemarie Bungartz, Peter F. Zipfel, Christine Skerka, Harald Neumann

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A novel antibody against human properdin inhibits the alternative complement system and specifically detects properdin from blood samples. by Diana Pauly, Benedikt M Nagel, Jörg Reinders, Tobias Killian, Matthias Wulf, Susanne Ackermann, Boris Ehrenstein, Peter F Zipfel, Christine Skerka, Bernhard H F Weber

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Evaluation of serum sphingolipids and the influence of genetic risk factors in age-related macular degeneration. by Luciana M Pujol-Lereis, Gerhard Liebisch, Tina Schick, Yuchen Lin, Felix Grassmann, Koji Uchida, Peter F Zipfel, Sascha Fauser, Christine Skerka, Bernhard H F Weber

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Increased plasma level of terminal complement complex in AMD patients: potential functional consequences for RPE cells by Catharina Busch, Saskia Rau, Andjela Sekulic, Luce Perie, Christian Huber, Miranda Gehrke, Antonia M. Joussen, Peter F. Zipfel, Peter F. Zipfel, Gerhild Wildner, Christine Skerka, Olaf Strauß

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Case report: Novel FHR2 variants in atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A case study of a translational medicine approach in renal transplantation by Emma Diletta Stea, Christine Skerka, Matteo Accetturo, Francesco Pesce, Thorsten Wiech, Andrea Hartman, Paola Pontrelli, Francesca Conserva, Giuseppe Castellano, Peter F. Zipfel, Peter F. Zipfel, Loreto Gesualdo

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C3-Glomerulopathy Autoantibodies Mediate Distinct Effects on Complement C3- and C5-Convertases by Fei Zhao, Sara Afonso, Susanne Lindner, Andrea Hartmann, Ina Löschmann, Bo Nilsson, Kristina N. Ekdahl, Lutz T. Weber, Sandra Habbig, Gesa Schalk, Michael Kirschfink, Peter F. Zipfel, Peter F. Zipfel, Christine Skerka

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Serum FHR1 binding to necrotic-type cells activates monocytic inflammasome and marks necrotic sites in vasculopathies by Sarah Irmscher, Silke R. Brix, Svante L. H. Zipfel, Luke D. Halder, Sibel Mutlutürk, Sonia Wulf, Evaldas Girdauskas, Hermann Reichenspurner, Rolf A. K. Stahl, Berit Jungnickel, Thorsten Wiech, Peter F. Zipfel, Christine Skerka

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Deletion of complement factor H-related genes CFHR1 and CFHR3 is associated with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. by Peter F Zipfel, Matthew Edey, Stefan Heinen, Mihály Józsi, Heiko Richter, Joachim Misselwitz, Bernd Hoppe, Danny Routledge, Lisa Strain, Anne E Hughes, Judith A Goodship, Christoph Licht, Timothy H J Goodship, Christine Skerka

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Mapping the interaction sites of human and avian influenza A viruses and complement factor H by Iman Rabeeah, Iman Rabeeah, Elizabeth Billington, Béatrice Nal, Jean-Remy Sadeyen, Ansar A. Pathan, Munir Iqbal, Nigel J. Temperton, Peter F. Zipfel, Peter F. Zipfel, Christine Skerka, Uday Kishore, Uday Kishore, Holly Shelton

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Enolase From Aspergillus fumigatus Is a Moonlighting Protein That Binds the Human Plasma Complement Proteins Factor H, FHL-1, C4BP, and Plasminogen by Prasad Dasari, Naile Koleci, Iordana A. Shopova, Dirk Wartenberg, Niklas Beyersdorf, Stefanie Dietrich, Alfredo Sahagún-Ruiz, Marc Thilo Figge, Marc Thilo Figge, Christine Skerka, Axel A. Brakhage, Axel A. Brakhage, Peter F. Zipfel, Peter F. Zipfel

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Immune modulation by complement receptor 3-dependent human monocyte TGF-β1-transporting vesicles by Luke D. Halder, Emeraldo A. H. Jo, Mohammad Z. Hasan, Marta Ferreira-Gomes, Thomas Krüger, Martin Westermann, Diana I. Palme, Günter Rambach, Niklas Beyersdorf, Cornelia Speth, Ilse D. Jacobsen, Olaf Kniemeyer, Berit Jungnickel, Peter F. Zipfel, Christine Skerka

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Aspf2 From Aspergillus fumigatus Recruits Human Immune Regulators for Immune Evasion and Cell Damage by Prasad Dasari, Iordana A. Shopova, Maria Stroe, Dirk Wartenberg, Hans Martin-Dahse, Niklas Beyersdorf, Peter Hortschansky, Stefanie Dietrich, Stefanie Dietrich, Zoltán Cseresnyés, Marc Thilo Figge, Marc Thilo Figge, Martin Westermann, Christine Skerka, Axel A. Brakhage, Axel A. Brakhage, Peter F. Zipfel, Peter F. Zipfel

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