Browsing Biomedical Sciences by Author "Garrigues, Ryan"
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Borrelia burgdorferi ErpB and ErpQ inhibit C1 complex of the classical pathway of complement through a novel mechanism
Garrigues, Ryan (East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)The complement system is an organized proteolytic cascade of dozens of proteins that functions in the recognition, opsonization, and lysis of pathogenic and altered-host cells. Bloodborne pathogens like the etiologic agent ...