Staphylococcal Complement Evasion Protein Sbi Stabilises C3d Dimers by Inducing an N-Terminal Helix Swap

Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen that is able to thwart an effective host immune response by producing a range of immune evasion molecules, including S. aureus binder of IgG (Sbi) which interacts directly with the central complement component C3, its fragments and associated regula...

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Main Authors: Rhys W. Dunphy, Ayla A. Wahid, Catherine R. Back, Rebecca L. Martin, Andrew G. Watts, Charlotte A. Dodson, Susan J. Crennell, Jean M. H. van den Elsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.892234/full