Triosephosphate isomerase of Streptococcus pneumoniae is released extracellularly by autolysis and binds to host plasminogen to promote its activation
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DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13396
Abstract: Recruitment of plasminogen is an important infection strategy of the human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae to invade host tissues. In Streptococcus aureus, triosephosphate isomerase (TPI) has been reported to bind plasminogen. In this study, the TPI of S. pneumoniae… read more here.
Keywords: autolysis binds; triosephosphate isomerase; pneumoniae; plasminogen ... See more keywords