Extracellular protein components of amyloid plaques and their roles in Alzheimer's disease pathology

MM Rahman, C Lendel - Molecular Neurodegeneration, 2021 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is pathologically defined by the presence of fibrillar amyloid β (Aβ)
peptide in extracellular senile plaques and tau filaments in intracellular neurofibrillary …

Human pathogens utilize host extracellular matrix proteins laminin and collagen for adhesion and invasion of the host

B Singh, C Fleury, F Jalalvand… - FEMS microbiology …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Laminin (Ln) and collagen are multifunctional glycoproteins that play an important role in
cellular morphogenesis, cell signalling, tissue repair and cell migration. These proteins are …

Complement in breast milk modifies offspring gut microbiota to promote infant health

D Xu, S Zhou, Y Liu, AL Scott, J Yang, F Wan - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Breastfeeding offers demonstrable benefits to newborns and infants by providing
nourishment and immune protection and by sha** the gut commensal microbiota …
PF Zipfel, T Hallstroem, K Riesbeck - Molecular immunology, 2013 - Elsevier
Complement is a central homeotic system of mammals and represents the first defense line
of innate immunity. The human complement system is aimed to maintain homeostasis by …

Bacterial excretion of cytoplasmic proteins (ECP): occurrence, mechanism, and function

P Ebner, F Götz - Trends in microbiology, 2019 - cell.com
The excretion of cytoplasmic and signal-peptide-less proteins (ECP) by microorganisms and
eukaryotes remains a fascinating topic. In principle, it appears to be a waste of energy …