Functional recruitment of human complement inhibitor C4B-binding protein to outer membrane protein Rck of Salmonella.

Resistance to complement mediated killing, or serum resistance, is a common trait of pathogenic bacteria. Rck is a 17 kDa outer membrane protein encoded on the virulence plasmid of Salmonella enterica serovars Typhimurium and Enteritidis. When expressed in either E. coli or S. enterica Typhimurium,...

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Main Authors: Derek K Ho, Jorma Tissari, Hanna M Järvinen, Anna M Blom, Seppo Meri, Hanna Jarva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3213152?pdf=render