Functional Analysis of the Human Antibody Response to Meningococcal Factor H Binding Protein

ABSTRACT Two licensed serogroup B meningococcal vaccines contain factor H binding protein (FHbp). The antigen specifically binds human FH, which downregulates complement. In wild-type mice whose mouse FH does not bind to FHbp vaccines, the serum anti-FHbp antibody response inhibited binding of human...

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Main Authors: Peter T. Beernink, Serena Giuntini, Isabella Costa, Alexander H. Lucas, Dan M. Granoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015-07-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00842-15