Staphylococcus aureus secretes a unique class of neutrophil serine protease inhibitors.
Stapels, D.A., Ramyar, K.X., Bischoff, M., von Kockritz-Blickwede, M., Milder, F.J., Ruyken, M., Eisenbeis, J., McWhorter, W.J., Herrmann, M., van Kessel, K.P., Geisbrecht, B.V., Rooijakkers, S.H.(2014) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111: 13187-13192
- PubMed: 25161283 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1407616111
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4NZL - PubMed Abstract: 
Neutrophils are indispensable for clearing infections with the prominent human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Here, we report that S. aureus secretes a family of proteins that potently inhibits the activity of neutrophil serine proteases (NSPs): neutrophil elastase (NE), proteinase 3, and cathepsin G ...