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Identification of a Domain in Human Factor H and Factor H-Like Protein-1 Required for the Interaction with Streptococcal M Proteins
1 Apr 1998
Abstract excerpt
The plasma protein factor H (FH) inhibits the alternative pathway of complement activation. Previous work has shown that FH binds to group A streptococci and that the interaction does not interfere with the complement-inhibitory capacity of FH. In this work, we report a molecular analysis of this interaction. In absorption experiments with human plasma, M protein-expressing group A streptococci bound both FH and...
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