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Autor:
Darryl J Hill, Natalie J Griffiths, Elena Borodina, Clio A Andreae, Richard B Sessions, Mumtaz Virji
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 3, p e0124133 (2015)
The human pathogen Neisseria meningitides (Nm) attains serum resistance via a number of mechanisms, one of which involves binding to the host complement regulator protein vitronectin. We have shown previously that the Meningococcal surface fibril (Ms
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https://doaj.org/article/b5a49fde3607460a878b1c17b8cfc3dd
Autor:
Natalie J. Griffiths, Claudia Sa E Cunha, Isabel Murillo, Abdel-Rahman Youssef, Elena Borodina, Darryl J. Hill, Mumtaz Virji
Publikováno v:
VacciMonitor, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 88-90 (2009)
Neisseria meningitidis outer membrane (OM) adhesins, Opa and Opc are known to exert significant influence on bacterial adhesion and invasion properties. They are also likely to affect the dynamics of cellular barrier penetration as they target human
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https://doaj.org/article/5f9922fba47045a3b3a9698a25f5f3aa
Publikováno v:
PLoS Pathogens, Vol 6, Iss 5, p e1000911 (2010)
The host vasculature is believed to constitute the principal route of dissemination of Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) throughout the body, resulting in septicaemia and meningitis in susceptible humans. In vitro, the Nm outer membrane protein Opc can enh
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https://doaj.org/article/59d45b8ca4a842baa60117b4dcab7523
Autor:
Darryl J. Hill, Mumtaz Virji, Nathalie Devos, Natalie J. Griffiths, Jan Poolman, Elena Borodina, Christiane Feron, Richard B. Sessions
Publikováno v:
Molecular Microbiology. 82:1129-1149
Complement evasion is an important survival strategy of Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) during colonization and infection. Previously, we have shown that Nm Opc binds to serum vitronectin to inhibit complement-mediated killing. In this study, we demonstr
Publikováno v:
Clinical Science (London, England : 1979)
The human species is the only natural host of Neisseria meningitidis, an important cause of bacterial meningitis globally, and, despite its association with devastating diseases, N. meningitidis is a commensal organism found frequently in the respira
Autor:
Mumtaz Virji, Sandrine Bourdoulous, Darryl J. Hill, Etienne Carbonnelle, Natalie J. Griffiths, Xavier Nassif, Isabel Murillo, Philippe Morand
Publikováno v:
Vaccine. 27:B78-B89
Neisseria meningitidis interacts with host tissues through hierarchical, concerted and co-ordinated actions of a number of adhesins; many of which undergo antigenic and phase variation, a strategy that helps immune evasion. Three major structures, pi
Publikováno v:
Cellular Microbiology
Neisseria meningitidis Opc protein is an effective invasin for human endothelial cells. We have investigated novel human endothelial receptors targeted by Opc and observed that Opc-expressing bacteria interacted with a 100 kDa protein in whole-cell l
Publikováno v:
Cellular Microbiology. 9:2968-2983
Temporal relationship between viral and bacterial infections has been observed, and may arise via the action of virus-induced inflammatory cytokines. These, by upregulating epithelial receptors targeted by bacteria, may encourage greater bacterial in
Publikováno v:
Cellular Microbiology. 9:154-168
Summary Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) is a human specific opportunistic pathogen that occasionally penetrates mucosal barriers via the action of adhesins and invasins and evades host immune mechanisms during further dissemination via capsule expression
Autor:
Zineb Benmechernene, Mumtaz Virji, Simon Bailey, Christos Tzitzilonis, Jeremy Moore, Natalie J. Griffiths, Jeremy P. Derrick
Publikováno v:
Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280:31489-31497
The adhesion of the pathogen Neisseria meningitidis to host cell surface proteoglycan, mediated by the integral outer membrane proteins OpcA and Opa, plays an important part in the processes of colonization and invasion by the bacterium. The precise