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SUBMITTER: Zhu N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7933950 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhu Ningyu N Zhang Chengxian C Prakash Atish A Hou Zheng Z Liu Wei W She Weifeng W Morris Andrew A Sik Kim Kwang K
EMBO molecular medicine 20210121 3
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains the most common Gram-positive bacterium causing neonatal meningitis and GBS meningitis continues to be an important cause of mortality and morbidity. In this study, we showed that GBS penetration into the brain occurred initially in the meningeal and cortex capillaries, and exploits a defined host cell signaling network comprised of S1P<sub>2</sub> , EGFR, and CysLT1. GBS exploitation of such network in penetration of the blood-brain barrier was demonstrated b ...[more]