Neisseria meningitidis Opc Invasin Binds to the Sulphated Tyrosines of Activated Vitronectin to Attach to and Invade Human Brain Endothelial Cells

• Claudia Sa E Cunha ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Claudia Sa E Cunha, Natalie J. Griffiths

  Current address: Unidade de Malária, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

  Affiliation Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

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• Natalie J. Griffiths ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Claudia Sa E Cunha, Natalie J. Griffiths

  Affiliation Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

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• Mumtaz Virji

  * E-mail: m.virji@bristol.ac.uk

  Affiliation Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

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