A Structural Model of the Staphylococcus Aureus Clfa-Fibrinogen Interaction Opens New Avenues for the Design of Anti-Staphylococcal Therapeutics.
Ganesh, V.K., Rivera, J.J., Smeds, E., Ko, Y.P., Bowden, M.G., Wann, E.R., Gurusiddappa, S., Fitzgerald, J.R., Hook, M.(2008) PLoS Pathog 4: 226
- PubMed: 19043557 
- DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000226
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2VR3 - PubMed Abstract: 
The fibrinogen (Fg) binding MSCRAMM Clumping factor A (ClfA) from Staphylococcus aureus interacts with the C-terminal region of the fibrinogen (Fg) gamma-chain. ClfA is the major virulence factor responsible for the observed clumping of S. aureus in blood plasma and has been implicated as a virulence factor in a mouse model of septic arthritis and in rabbit and rat models of infective endocarditis ...