Streptococcal M1 Protein Constructs a Pathological Host Fibrinogen Network
Macheboeuf, P., Buffalo, C., Fu, C.Y., Zinkernagel, A.S., Cole, J.N., Johnson, J.E., Nizet, V., Nizet, V., Ghosh, P.(2011) Nature 472: 64
- PubMed: 21475196 
- DOI: 10.1038/nature09967
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2XNX, 2XNY - PubMed Abstract: 
M1 protein, a major virulence factor of the leading invasive strain of group A Streptococcus, is sufficient to induce toxic-shock-like vascular leakage and tissue injury. These events are triggered by the formation of a complex between M1 and fibrinogen ...