Search Results - "Fernie‐King, Barbara A."
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Streptococcal inhibitor of complement (SIC) inhibits the membrane attack complex by preventing uptake of C567 onto cell membranes
Published in Immunology (01-07-2001)“…Summary Streptococcal inhibitor of complement (SIC) was first described in 1996 as a putative inhibitor of the membrane attack complex of complement (MAC). SIC…”
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Streptococcal Inhibitor of Complement Inhibits Two Additional Components of the Mucosal Innate Immune System: Secretory Leukocyte Proteinase Inhibitor and Lysozyme
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-09-2002)“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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The interaction of streptococcal inhibitor of complement (SIC) and its proteolytic fragments with the human beta defensins
Published in Immunology (01-04-2004)“…Summary Streptococcal inhibitor of complement (SIC) is a 31 kDa extracellular protein produced by a few highly virulent strains of Streptococcus pyogenes (in…”
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Attribution of the Various Inhibitory Actions of the Streptococcal Inhibitor of Complement (SIC) to Regions within the Molecule
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (20-05-2005)“…Some strains of Streptococcus pyogenes secrete a virulence factor called the streptococcal inhibitor of complement (SIC) function. SIC is a polyfunctional…”
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Streptococcal DRS (distantly related to SIC) and SIC inhibit antimicrobial peptides, components of mucosal innate immunity: a comparison of their activities
Published in Microbes and infection (01-03-2007)“…“Streptococcal inhibitor of complement” (SIC) and “distantly related to SIC” (DRS) are related virulence factors secreted by M1 and M12 strains of GAS,…”
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Functional characterization of DRS from Streptococcus pyogenes M12 and M55 serotypes
Published in International Congress series (01-04-2006)“…The mature streptococcal secretary proteins, SIC and DRS, show similarity only in the proline-rich region (PRR). However, these proteins share some biological…”
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Mapping of functional domains of streptococcal inhibitor of complement (SIC)
Published in International Congress series (01-04-2006)“…We identified domains of SIC necessary for inhibiting complement function, for anti-beta-defensin activity and to bind ezrin. Interestingly the sic1 gene (from…”
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The membrane attack complex inhibitor of streptococcus pyogenes (SIC) binds preferentially to C567
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