Disease manifestations and pathogenic mechanisms of group A Streptococcus

MJ Walker, TC Barnett, JD McArthur… - Clinical microbiology …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as group A Streptococcus (GAS), causes mild human
infections such as pharyngitis and impetigo and serious infections such as necrotizing …

Bacterial plasminogen receptors: mediators of a multifaceted relationship

ML Sanderson-Smith, DMP De Oliveira… - BioMed Research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple species of bacteria are able to sequester the host zymogen plasminogen to the cell
surface. Once localised to the bacterial surface, plasminogen can act as a cofactor in …

Plasminogen alleles influence susceptibility to invasive aspergillosis

AK Zaas, G Liao, JW Chien, C Weinberg, D Shore… - PLoS …, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a common and life-threatening infection in
immunocompromised individuals. A number of environmental and epidemiologic risk factors …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogenesis of group A streptococcal infections

A Henningham, TC Barnett, PG Maamary… - Discovery …, 2012 - discoverymedicine.com
Group A Streptococcus (GAS; Streptococcus pyogenes) is a human pathogen which causes
significant morbidity and mortality globally. GAS typically infects the throat and skin of the …

A processed multidomain Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae adhesin binds fibronectin, plasminogen, and swine respiratory cilia

LM Seymour, AT Deutscher, C Jenkins, TA Kuit… - Journal of Biological …, 2010 - ASBMB
Porcine enzootic pneumonia is a chronic respiratory disease that affects swine. The
etiological agent of the disease, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, is a bacterium that adheres …

Repeat regions R1 and R2 in the P97 paralogue Mhp271 of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bind heparin, fibronectin and porcine cilia

AT Deutscher, C Jenkins, FC Minion… - Molecular …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, the causative agent of porcine enzootic pneumonia, adheres
to ciliated respiratory epithelia resulting in ciliostasis and epithelial cell death. The cilium …

Differing efficacies of lead group A streptococcal vaccine candidates and full-length M protein in cutaneous and invasive disease models

T Rivera-Hernandez, M Pandey, A Henningham… - MBio, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is an important human pathogen responsible for
both superficial infections and invasive diseases. Autoimmune sequelae may occur upon …

Streptolysin O accelerates the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin

D Tang, H Khakzad, E Hjortswang, L Malmström… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a human-specific bacterial pathogen that can
exploit the plasminogen-plasmin fibrinolysis system to dismantle blood clots and facilitate its …

Conserved anchorless surface proteins as group A streptococcal vaccine candidates

A Henningham, E Chiarot, CM Gillen, JN Cole… - Journal of molecular …, 2012 - Springer
Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus (GAS)) causes∼ 700 million human
infections each year, resulting in over 500,000 deaths. The development of a commercial …

The plasminogen-binding group A streptococcal M protein-related protein Prp binds plasminogen via arginine and histidine residues

ML Sanderson-Smith, M Dowton, M Ranson… - 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
The migration of the human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus) from
localized to deep tissue sites may result in severe invasive disease, and sequestration of the …