Novel Scabies Mite Serpins Inhibit the Three Pathways of the Human Complement System

Angela Mika; Simone L. Reynolds; Frida C. Mohlin; Charlene Willis; Pearl M. Swe; Darren A. Pickering; Vanja Halilovic; Lakshmi C. Wijeyewickrema; Robert N. Pike; Anna M. Blom; David J. Kemp; Katja Fischer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040489

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Novel Scabies Mite Serpins Inhibit the Three Pathways of the Human Complement System

Angela Mika,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Program, Biology Department, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Simone L. Reynolds,

Affiliations Infectious Diseases Program, Biology Department, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia
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Frida C. Mohlin,

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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Charlene Willis,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Program, Biology Department, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Pearl M. Swe,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Program, Biology Department, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Darren A. Pickering,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Program, Biology Department, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Vanja Halilovic,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Program, Biology Department, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Lakshmi C. Wijeyewickrema,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Robert N. Pike,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Anna M. Blom,

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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David J. Kemp,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Program, Biology Department, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Katja Fischer

* E-mail: Katja.Fischer@qimr.edu.au

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Program, Biology Department, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Novel Scabies Mite Serpins Inhibit the Three Pathways of the Human Complement System

Angela Mika,
Simone L. Reynolds,
Frida C. Mohlin,
Charlene Willis,
Pearl M. Swe,
Darren A. Pickering,
Vanja Halilovic,
Lakshmi C. Wijeyewickrema,
Robert N. Pike,
Anna M. Blom

Published: July 11, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040489

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