Pilus adhesin RrgA interacts with complement receptor 3, thereby affecting macrophage function and systemic pneumococcal disease.
Orrskog S, Rounioja S, Spadafina T, Gallotta M, Norman M, Hentrich K, Fälker S, Ygberg-Eriksson S, Hasenberg M, Johansson B, Uotila LM, Gahmberg CG, Barocchi M, Gunzer M, Normark S, Henriques-Normark B.
Orrskog S, et al.
mBio. 2012 Dec 26;4(1):e00535-12. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00535-12.
mBio. 2012.
PMID: 23269830
Free PMC article.