A structural model of the Staphylococcus aureus ClfA-fibrinogen interaction opens new avenues for the design of anti-staphylococcal therapeutics.

by Vannakambadi K Ganesh, Jose J Rivera, Emanuel Smeds, Ya-Ping Ko, M Gabriela Bowden, Elisabeth R Wann, Shivasankarappa Gurusiddappa, J Ross Fitzgerald, Magnus Höök
Published 2008-11-01

The signal peptide of Staphylococcus aureus panton valentine leukocidin LukS component mediates increased adhesion to heparan sulfates.

by Anne Tristan, Yvonne Benito, Roland Montserret, Sandrine Boisset, Eric Dusserre, Francois Penin, Florence Ruggiero, Jerome Etienne, Hugues Lortat-Jacob, Gerard Lina, M Gabriela Bowden, François Vandenesch
Published 2009-01-01