Communications Biology (Mar 2023)

High-force catch bonds between the Staphylococcus aureus surface protein SdrE and complement regulator factor H drive immune evasion

  • Telmo O. Paiva,
  • Joan A. Geoghegan,
  • Yves F. Dufrêne

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04660-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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S. aureus uses its surface protein SdrE to form catch bonds with the host regulatory protein factor H and evade the human immune system.