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Analysis of plasminogen-binding M proteins of Streptococcus pyogenes.

Sjöbring, Ulf LU and Ringdahl, Ulrika LU (2000) In Methods 21(2). p.143-150
Abstract
Group A streptococci are common human pathogens that cause a variety of infections. They express M proteins which are important cell wall-bound type-specific virulence factors. We have found that a set of strains, associated primarily with skin infections, express M proteins that bind plasminogen and plasmin with high affinity. The binding is mediated by a 13-amino-acid internal repeated sequence located in the N-terminal surface-exposed portion of these M proteins. This sequence binds to kringle 2 in plasminogen, a domain that is not involved in the interaction with streptokinase, a potent group A streptococcal activator of plasminogen. It could be demonstrated that plasminogen, absorbed from plasma by growing group A streptococci... (More)
Group A streptococci are common human pathogens that cause a variety of infections. They express M proteins which are important cell wall-bound type-specific virulence factors. We have found that a set of strains, associated primarily with skin infections, express M proteins that bind plasminogen and plasmin with high affinity. The binding is mediated by a 13-amino-acid internal repeated sequence located in the N-terminal surface-exposed portion of these M proteins. This sequence binds to kringle 2 in plasminogen, a domain that is not involved in the interaction with streptokinase, a potent group A streptococcal activator of plasminogen. It could be demonstrated that plasminogen, absorbed from plasma by growing group A streptococci expressing the plasminogen-binding M proteins, could be activated by exogenous and endogenous streptokinase, thereby providing the bacteria with a surface-associated enzyme that could act on the tissue barriers in the infected host. (Less)
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  author       = {{Sjöbring, Ulf and Ringdahl, Ulrika}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{143--150}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Methods}},
  title        = {{Analysis of plasminogen-binding M proteins of Streptococcus pyogenes.}},
  url          = {{http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10816375}},
  volume       = {{21}},
  year         = {{2000}},
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