Neisseria meningitidis

Molecular Pathogenesis
Systematic Functional Analysis Reveals That a Set of Seven Genes Is Involved in Fine-Tuning of the Multiple Functions Mediated by Type IV Pili in Neisseria meningitidis
Daniel R. Brown, Sophie Helaine, Etienne Carbonnelle, Vladimir Pelicic
Molecular Pathogenesis
NalP-Mediated Proteolytic Release of Lactoferrin-Binding Protein B from the Meningococcal Cell Surface
Virginie Roussel-Jazédé, Ilse Jongerius, Martine P. Bos, Jan Tommassen, Peter van Ulsen
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Entry of Neisseria meningitidis into Mammalian Cells Requires the Src Family Protein Tyrosine Kinases
Heiko Slanina, Alexandra König, Sabrina Hebling, Christof R. Hauck, Matthias Frosch, Alexandra Schubert-Unkmeir
Molecular Pathogenesis
Regulatory Role of the MisR/S Two-Component System in Hemoglobin Utilization in Neisseria meningitidis
Shuming Zhao, Grisselle E. Montanez, Pradeep Kumar, Soma Sannigrahi, Yih-Ling Tzeng
Host Response and Inflammation
Meningococcal Porin PorB Prevents Cellular Apoptosis in a Toll-Like Receptor 2- and NF-κB-Independent Manner
Paola Massari, Jay Gunawardana, Xiuping Liu, Lee M. Wetzler
Bacterial Infections
Critical Roles of Complement and Antibodies in Host Defense Mechanisms against Neisseria meningitidis as Revealed by Human Complement Genetic Deficiencies
Bernt Christian Hellerud, Audun Aase, Tove Karin Herstad, Lisbeth Meyer Næss, Lisa Høyem Kristiansen, Anne-Marie Siebke Trøseid, Morten Harboe, Knut Tore Lappegård, Petter Brandtzæg, E. Arne Høiby, Tom Eirik Mollnes
Host Response and Inflammation
Opa⁺ and Opa⁻ Isolates of Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Induce Sustained Proliferative Responses in Human CD4⁺ T Cells
Abdel-Rahman Youssef, Michiel van der Flier, Silvia Estevão, Nico G. Hartwig, Peter van der Ley, Mumtaz Virji
Molecular Pathogenesis
The Meningococcal ABC-Type l-Glutamate Transporter GltT Is Necessary for the Development of Experimental Meningitis in Mice
Roberta Colicchio, Susanna Ricci, Florentia Lamberti, Caterina Pagliarulo, Chiara Pagliuca, Velia Braione, Tiziana Braccini, Adelfia Talà, Donatella Montanaro, Sergio Tripodi, Marcella Cintorino, Giancarlo Troncone, Cecilia Bucci, Gianni Pozzi, Carmelo B. Bruni, Pietro Alifano, Paola Salvatore
Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Influenza A Virus Neuraminidase Enhances Meningococcal Adhesion to Epithelial Cells through Interaction with Sialic Acid-Containing Meningococcal Capsules
Marie-Anne Rameix-Welti, Maria Leticia Zarantonelli, Dario Giorgini, Corinne Ruckly, Monica Marasescu, Sylvie van der Werf, Jean-Michel Alonso, Nadia Naffakh, Muhamed-Kheir Taha
Bacterial Infections
Evidence for Capsule Switching between Carried and Disease-Causing Neisseria meningitidis Strains
Amanda J. Beddek, Ming-Shi Li, J. Simon Kroll, T. William Jordan, Diana R. Martin

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