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<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Protein A Recognizes Platelet gC1qR/p33: a Novel Mechanism for Staphylococcal Interactions with Platelets
1 Apr 2000
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The adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus to platelets is a major determinant of virulence in the pathogenesis of endocarditis. Molecular mechanisms mediating S. aureus interactions with platelets, however, are incompletely understood. The present study describes the interaction between S. aureus protein A and gC1qR/p33, a multifunctional, ubiquitously distributed cellular protein, initially described as a binding...
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