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Group B Streptococcus suppression of phagocyte functions by protein-mediated engagement of human Siglec-5.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 3 Aug 2009
Carlin Aaron F, Chang Yung-Chi, Areschoug Thomas, Lindahl Gunnar, Hurtado-Ziola Nancy, King Charles C, Varki Ajit, Nizet Victor
Abstract excerpt
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of invasive bacterial infections in human newborns. A key GBS virulence factor is its capsular polysaccharide (CPS), displaying terminal sialic acid (Sia) residues which block deposition and activation of complement on the bacterial surface. We recently demonstrated that GBS Sia can bind human CD33-related Sia-recognizing immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily lectins...
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