title: Fibrinogen-binding proteins of Gram-positive bacteria.
abstract: Fibrinogen (Fg), the major clotting protein in blood plasma, plays key roles in blood coagulation and thrombosis. In addition, this 340 kD glycoprotein is a stress inducible protein; its synthesis is dramatically upregulated during inflammation or under exposure to stress such systemic infections. This regulation of Fg expression indicates that Fg also participates in the host defense system against infections. In fact, a number of reported studies have demonstrated the involvement of both the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of coagulation; the thrombotic and the fibrinolytic systems in the pathophysiology of infectious diseases. It is, therefore, perhaps not surprising that many pathogenic bacteria can interact with Fg and manipulate its biology. This review focuses on the major Fg-binding proteins (Fgbps) from Gram-positive bacteria with an emphasis on those that are known to have an effect on coagulation and thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: CEMB, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, 2121 W. Holcombe, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. jrivera@ibt.tamhsc.edu
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: Ganesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vannakambadi
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Höök
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Speziale
mesh_terms: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D003030:Coagulase / Q000378:metabolism; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C515944:ClfA protein, Staphylococcus aureus; D003030:Coagulase; C112556:Fbe protein, bacteria; C499709:FbsA protein, Streptococcus agalactiae; C089677:Fib protein, Staphylococcus aureus; C509820:MSCRAMM proteins, Staphylococcus; C078635:fibronectin-binding proteins, bacterial; C021908:opacity factor; C014689:streptococcal M protein; D005340:Fibrinogen; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases