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Mumtaz Virji

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1 Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae as a pathogen in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2009 2.12
2 Recognition of sialylated meningococcal lipopolysaccharide by siglecs expressed on myeloid cells leads to enhanced bacterial uptake. Mol Microbiol 2003 1.87
3 Unique modifications with phosphocholine and phosphoethanolamine define alternate antigenic forms of Neisseria gonorrhoeae type IV pili. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 1.52
4 A novel cell-binding mechanism of Moraxella catarrhalis ubiquitous surface protein UspA: specific targeting of the N-domain of carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecules by UspA1. Mol Microbiol 2003 1.50
5 Cellular and molecular biology of Neisseria meningitidis colonization and invasive disease. Clin Sci (Lond) 2010 1.31
6 Meningococcal interactions with the host. Vaccine 2009 1.17
7 The Moraxella adhesin UspA1 binds to its human CEACAM1 receptor by a deformable trimeric coiled-coil. EMBO J 2008 1.13
8 Genetic and functional analysis of the phosphorylcholine moiety of commensal Neisseria lipopolysaccharide. Mol Microbiol 2002 1.09
9 Recognition of saccharides by the OpcA, OpaD, and OpaB outer membrane proteins from Neisseria meningitidis. J Biol Chem 2005 1.05
10 Neisseria meningitidis Opc invasin binds to the sulphated tyrosines of activated vitronectin to attach to and invade human brain endothelial cells. PLoS Pathog 2010 1.04
11 Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM)-binding recombinant polypeptide confers protection against infection by respiratory and urogenital pathogens. Mol Microbiol 2005 1.01
12 Meningococcal surface fibril (Msf) binds to activated vitronectin and inhibits the terminal complement pathway to increase serum resistance. Mol Microbiol 2011 1.01
13 Co-ordinate action of bacterial adhesins and human carcinoembryonic antigen receptors in enhanced cellular invasion by capsulate serum resistant Neisseria meningitidis. Cell Microbiol 2006 0.97
14 Characterization of epithelial IL-8 response to inflammatory bowel disease mucosal E. coli and its inhibition by mesalamine. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2008 0.95
15 Opa+ and Opa- isolates of Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae induce sustained proliferative responses in human CD4+ T cells. Infect Immun 2009 0.94
16 Neisseria meningitidis Opc invasin binds to the cytoskeletal protein alpha-actinin. Cell Microbiol 2008 0.93
17 IFN-gamma amplifies NFkappaB-dependent Neisseria meningitidis invasion of epithelial cells via specific upregulation of CEA-related cell adhesion molecule 1. Cell Microbiol 2007 0.93
18 Critical determinants of the interactions of capsule-expressing Neisseria meningitidis with host cells: the role of receptor density in increased cellular targeting via the outer membrane Opa proteins. Cell Microbiol 2005 0.92
19 Mutational analysis of human CEACAM1: the potential of receptor polymorphism in increasing host susceptibility to bacterial infection. Cell Microbiol 2006 0.91
20 Involvement of the autophagy pathway in trafficking of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli through cultured human type II epithelial cells. Cell Microbiol 2012 0.87
21 Correlation of in situ mechanosensitive responses of the Moraxella catarrhalis adhesin UspA1 with fibronectin and receptor CEACAM1 binding. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011 0.81
22 A novel group of Moraxella catarrhalis UspA proteins mediates cellular adhesion via CEACAMs and vitronectin. PLoS One 2012 0.81
23 Meningococcal ligands and molecular targets of the host. Methods Mol Biol 2012 0.80
24 Limited sampling strategy for cyclosporine (Neoral) area under the curve monitoring in pediatric kidney transplant recipients. Pediatr Transplant 2005 0.76
25 Visualisation and quantification of intracellular interactions of Neisseria meningitidis and human α-actinin by confocal imaging. J Vis Exp 2010 0.75