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Surface lipoprotein PpiA of Streptococcus mutans suppresses scavenger receptor MARCO-dependent phagocytosis by macrophages.
Infection and immunity - 1 Dec 2011
Mukouhara Tadashi, Arimoto Takafumi, Cho Kasei, Yamamoto Matsuo, Igarashi Takeshi
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Streptococcus mutans is associated with the initiation and progression of human dental caries and is occasionally isolated from the blood of patients with bacteremia and infective endocarditis. For the pathogen to survive in the infected host, surface lipoproteins of S. mutans are likely to play important roles in interactions with the innate immune system. To clarify the role that a putative lipoprotein,...
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