Experiments in vitro suggest that Neisseria gonorrhoeae surface variation plays a key role in
gonococcal pathogenesis by providing the appropriate bacterial phenotypes to go through …

CEACAM1 on leukocytic, endothelial, and epithelial cells functions in homophilic adhesion,
tumor suppression, regulating cell adhesion and proliferation, and in heterophilic adhesion …

A common overlapping site on the N‐terminal IgV‐like domain of human carcinoembryonic
antigen (CEA)‐related cell adhesion molecules (CEACAMs) is targeted by several important …

Colonization and disruption of the epithelium is a major infection mechanism of mucosal
pathogens. The epithelium counteracts infection by exfoliating damaged cells while …

Moraxella catarrhalis is a ubiquitous human‐specific bacterium commonly associated with
upper and lower respiratory tract infections, including otitis media, sinusitis and chronic …

Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecules (CEACAMs) comprise a group
of immunoglobulin-related vertebrate glycoproteins. Several family members, including …

The immunoglobulin-like family of CD66 antigens, present on human neutrophils and
epithelial cells, are used as receptors for adhesins expressed by the pathogenic Neisseriae …

Efforts to develop vaccines that can elicit mucosal immune responses in the female genital
tract against sexually transmitted infections have been hampered by an inability to measure …

Lymphocytes in direct contact with embryonic extravillous trophoblasts constitute more than
40% of decidual cells and appear to play major roles in implantation and early gestation. A …

Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) have been extensively investigated as meningococcal
vaccine candidates. Among their major components are the opacity (Opa) proteins, a family …