Conserved patterns hidden within group A Streptococcus M protein hypervariability recognize human C4b-binding protein.

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Published in Nat Microbiol on September 05, 2016

Authors

Cosmo Z Buffalo1, Adrian J Bahn-Suh1, Sophia P Hirakis1, Tapan Biswas1, Rommie E Amaro1, Victor Nizet2,3, Partho Ghosh1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Chemistry &Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.
2: Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.
3: Skaggs School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.

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