Cloning, expression and purification of the factor H binding protein and its interaction with factor H

Background and Objective: Neisseria meningitidis is a leading cause of meningitis and sepsis worldwide. The factor H binding protein (fHBP) is a key virulence factor of Neisseria meningitidis that is able to selectively bind to human factor H, the key regulator of the alternative complement pathway...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Yarian, Mojgan Bandehpour, Negar Seyed, Bahram kazemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/724