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Hic, a novel surface protein of Streptococcus pneumoniae that interferes with complement function.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 24 Nov 2000
Janulczyk R, Iannelli F, Sjoholm A G, Pozzi G, Bjorck L
Abstract excerpt
The important human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae was found to absorb factor H, an inhibitor of complement, from human plasma. We identified the gene encoding a novel surface protein, factor H-binding inhibitor of complement (Hic), in the pspC locus of type 3 pneumococci. Unlike PspC proteins...
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