title: Convergent weaponry in a biological arms race.
abstract: Bacterial surface proteins covalently attach to host cells via a mechanism that is also used by immune system proteins that help eliminate invading pathogens.
authors.affiliation: Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Discovery and the School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Edward N
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2456-7661
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.affiliation: Structural Biology Group, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Paul G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins
keywords: Clostridium perfringens; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Streptococcus pyogenes; bacterial surface protein; biophysics; fibrinogen; host-microbe interactions; infectious disease; microbiology; structural biology