Life-threatening bacterial infections in women after childbirth, known as puerperal sepsis,
resulted in classical epidemics and remain a global health problem. While outbreaks of …

Background Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1), an
immunoglobulin (Ig)-related glycoprotein, serves as cellular receptor for a variety of Gram …

Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as group B Streptococcus (GBS), is the major cause
of neonatal sepsis in humans. A critical step to infection is adhesion of bacteria to epithelial …

Background Several pathogenic bacteria utilize receptors of the CEACAM family to attach to
human cells. Binding to different members of this receptor family can result in uptake of the …

Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 3 (CEACAM3) is an
immunoglobulin-related glycoprotein exclusively expressed on granulocytes. In contrast to …

Attachment to the host mucosa is a key step in bacterial pathogenesis. On the apical surface
of epithelial cells, members of the human carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) family are …

The gonococcal Opa proteins are an antigenically variable family of surface adhesins that
bind human carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1) …

The selective pressure by infectious agents is a major driving force in the evolution of
humans and other mammals. Members of the carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell …

The human‐restricted pathogens Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria meningitidis,
Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis colonize host tissues via …

Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecules (CEACAMs) belong to the
immunoglobulin superfamily and contribute to cell–cell adhesion and signal modulation in …