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Kari L Fine; Russell K Karls; Maureen G Metcalfe; Mumtaz Virji; Elizabeth White; Frederick D Quinn
Involvement of the autophagy pathway in trafficking of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli through cultured human type II epithelial cells.
Darryl J Hill; Cheryl Whittles; Mumtaz Virji
A novel group of Moraxella catarrhalis UspA proteins mediates cellular adhesion via CEACAMs and vitronectin.
Darryl J Hill; Mumtaz Virji
Meningococcal ligands and molecular targets of the host.

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2012: Kari L Fine; Russell K Karls; Maureen G Metcalfe; Mumtaz Virji; Elizabeth White; Frederick D Quinn
Involvement of the autophagy pathway in trafficking of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli through cultured human type II epithelial cells.
Cellular microbiology 2012;14(9):1402-14.
2012: Darryl J Hill; Cheryl Whittles; Mumtaz Virji
A novel group of Moraxella catarrhalis UspA proteins mediates cellular adhesion via CEACAMs and vitronectin.
PloS one 2012;7(9):e45452.
2012: Darryl J Hill; Mumtaz Virji
Meningococcal ligands and molecular targets of the host.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 2012;799():143-52.
2011: Natalie J Griffiths; Darryl J Hill; Jan T Poolman; Richard B Sessions; Elena Borodina; Nathalie I Devos; Christiane M Feron; Mumtaz Virji
Meningococcal surface fibril (Msf) binds to activated vitronectin and inhibits the terminal complement pathway to increase serum resistance.
Molecular microbiology 2011;82(5):1129-49.
2011: Christopher Agnew; Massimo Antognozzi; Elena Borodina; Nicholas M Burton; David K Cole; Rebecca Conners; James A Vicary; Mumtaz Virji; Nathan R Zaccai; R Leo Brady
Correlation of in situ mechanosensitive responses of the Moraxella catarrhalis adhesin UspA1 with fibronectin and receptor CEACAM1 binding.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2011;108(37):15174-8.
2010: Claudia Sa E Cunha; Natalie J Griffiths; Mumtaz Virji
Neisseria meningitidis Opc invasin binds to the sulphated tyrosines of activated vitronectin to attach to and invade human brain endothelial cells.
PLoS pathogens 2010;6(5):e1000911.
2010: Darryl J Hill; Natalie J Griffiths; Elena Borodina; Mumtaz Virji
Cellular and molecular biology of Neisseria meningitidis colonization and invasive disease.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979) 2010;118(9):547-64.
2010: Isabel Murillo; Mumtaz Virji
Visualisation and quantification of intracellular interactions of Neisseria meningitidis and human α-actinin by confocal imaging.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE 2010;(44):.
2009: Abdel-Rahman Youssef; Michiel van der Flier; Silvia Estevão; Nico G Hartwig; Peter van der Ley; Mumtaz Virji
Opa+ and Opa- isolates of Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae induce sustained proliferative responses in human CD4+ T cells.
Infection and immunity 2009;77(11):5170-80.
2009: Etienne Carbonnelle; Darryl J Hill; Philippe Morand; Natalie J Griffiths; Sandrine Bourdoulous; Isabel Murillo; Xavier Nassif; Mumtaz Virji
Meningococcal interactions with the host.
Vaccine 2009;27 Suppl 2():B78-89.
2009: R E Horton; G Vidarsson; Mumtaz Virji; Neil A Williams; Robert S Heyderman
IgA1 antibodies specific for outer membrane protein PorA modulate the interaction between Neisseria meningitidis and the epithelium.
Microbial pathogenesis 2009;46(5):253-60.
2009: Mumtaz Virji
Pathogenic neisseriae: surface modulation, pathogenesis and infection control.
Nature reviews. Microbiology 2009;7(4):274-86.
2009: Claudia Sa E Cunha; Natalie J Griffiths; Isabel Murillo; Mumtaz Virji
Neisseria meningitidis Opc invasin binds to the cytoskeletal protein alpha-actinin.
Cellular microbiology 2009;11(3):389-405.
2009: Mumtaz Virji
Ins and outs of microbial adhesion.
Topics in current chemistry 2009;288():139-56.
2009: Timothy F Murphy; Howard Faden; Lauren O Bakaletz; Jennelle M Kyd; Arne Forsgren; Jose Campos; Mumtaz Virji; Stephen I Pelton
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae as a pathogen in children.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2009;28(1):43-8.
2008: Rebecca Conners; Darryl J Hill; Elena Borodina; Christopher Agnew; Sarah J Daniell; Nicholas M Burton; Richard B Sessions; Anthony R Clarke; Lucy E Catto; Donna Lammie; Timothy Wess; R Leo Brady; Mumtaz Virji
The Moraxella adhesin UspA1 binds to its human CEACAM1 receptor by a deformable trimeric coiled-coil.
The EMBO journal 2008;27(12):1779-89.
2008: Sreedhar Subramanian; Jonathan M Rhodes; C Anthony Hart; Ben Tam; Carol L Roberts; Shirley L Smith; John E Corkill; Craig Winstanley; Mumtaz Virji; Barry J Campbell
Characterization of epithelial IL-8 response to inflammatory bowel disease mucosal E. coli and its inhibition by mesalamine.
Inflammatory bowel diseases 2008;14(2):162-75.
2007: Natalie J Griffiths; Christopher J Bradley; Robert S Heyderman; Mumtaz Virji
IFN-gamma amplifies NFkappaB-dependent Neisseria meningitidis invasion of epithelial cells via specific upregulation of CEA-related cell adhesion molecule 1.
Cellular microbiology 2007;9(12):2968-83.
2007: Silvia Villullas; Darryl J Hill; Richard B Sessions; Jon Rea; Mumtaz Virji
Mutational analysis of human CEACAM1: the potential of receptor polymorphism in increasing host susceptibility to bacterial infection.
Cellular microbiology 2007;9(2):329-46.
2007: Helen A Rowe; Natalie J Griffiths; Darryl J Hill; Mumtaz Virji
Co-ordinate action of bacterial adhesins and human carcinoembryonic antigen receptors in enhanced cellular invasion by capsulate serum resistant Neisseria meningitidis.
Cellular microbiology 2007;9(1):154-68.
2005: Dawn K Strong; Amanda Lai; Dennis Primmett; Colin Thomas White; David S Lirenman; James E Carter; Robert Morrison Hurley; Mumtaz Virji; Mary H H Ensom
Limited sampling strategy for cyclosporine (Neoral) area under the curve monitoring in pediatric kidney transplant recipients.
Pediatric transplantation 2005;9(5):566-73.
2005: Christopher J Bradley; Natalie J Griffiths; Helen A Rowe; Robert S Heyderman; Mumtaz Virji
Critical determinants of the interactions of capsule-expressing Neisseria meningitidis with host cells: the role of receptor density in increased cellular targeting via the outer membrane Opa proteins.
Cellular microbiology 2005;7(10):1490-503.
2005: Jeremy Moore; Simon E S Bailey; Zineb Benmechernene; Christos Tzitzilonis; Natalie J Griffiths; Mumtaz Virji; Jeremy P Derrick
Recognition of saccharides by the OpcA, OpaD, and OpaB outer membrane proteins from Neisseria meningitidis.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2005;280(36):31489-97.
2005: Darryl J Hill; Andrew M Edwards; Helen A Rowe; Mumtaz Virji
Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM)-binding recombinant polypeptide confers protection against infection by respiratory and urogenital pathogens.
Molecular microbiology 2005;55(5):1515-27.
2004: Finn Terje Hegge; Paul G Hitchen; Finn Erik Aas; Heidi Kristiansen; Cecilia Løvold; Wolfgang Egge-Jacobsen; Maria Panico; Weng Yee Leong; Victoria Bull; Mumtaz Virji; Howard R Morris; Anne Dell; Michael Koomey
Unique modifications with phosphocholine and phosphoethanolamine define alternate antigenic forms of Neisseria gonorrhoeae type IV pili.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2004;101(29):10798-803.
2003: Claire Jones; Mumtaz Virji; Paul R Crocker
Recognition of sialylated meningococcal lipopolysaccharide by siglecs expressed on myeloid cells leads to enhanced bacterial uptake.
Molecular microbiology 2003;49(5):1213-25.
2003: Darryl J Hill; Mumtaz Virji
A novel cell-binding mechanism of Moraxella catarrhalis ubiquitous surface protein UspA: specific targeting of the N-domain of carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecules by UspA1.
Molecular microbiology 2003;48(1):117-29.
2003: Mumtaz Virji; Darryl J Hill
In vitro models of infection II--human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) system.
Methods in molecular medicine 2003;71():297-314.
2002: Laura Serino; Mumtaz Virji
Genetic and functional analysis of the phosphorylcholine moiety of commensal Neisseria lipopolysaccharide.
Molecular microbiology 2002;43(2):437-48.
2001: Mumtaz Virji; J E Carter; David S Lirenman
Single-center experience with mycophenolate mofetil in pediatric renal transplant recipients.
Pediatric transplantation 2001;5(4):293-6.
2001: Darryl J Hill; Mark Toleman; D J Evans; S Villullas; L Van Alphen; Mumtaz Virji
The variable P5 proteins of typeable and non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae target human CEACAM1.
Molecular microbiology 2001;39(4):850-62.
2001: Mumtaz Virji; Laura Serino
Molecular recognition mechanisms of meningococci : identifying receptor-ligand pairs involved in microbe-host interactions.
Methods in molecular medicine 2001;67():599-619.
2001: Mark Toleman; E Aho; Mumtaz Virji
Expression of pathogen-like Opa adhesins in commensal Neisseria: genetic and functional analysis.
Cellular microbiology 2001;3(1):33-44.
2000: Mumtaz Virji; D Evans; J Griffith; D Hill; Laura Serino; Andrea T Hadfield; Suzanne M Watt
Carcinoembryonic antigens are targeted by diverse strains of typable and non-typable Haemophilus influenzae.
Molecular microbiology 2000;36(4):784-95.
2000: Laura Serino; Mumtaz Virji
Phosphorylcholine decoration of lipopolysaccharide differentiates commensal Neisseriae from pathogenic strains: identification of licA-type genes in commensal Neisseriae.
Molecular microbiology 2000;35(6):1550-9.
1999: Nicole Beauchemin; P Draber; Gabriela S Dveksler; P Gold; Scott D Gray-Owen; Fritz Grunert; Sten Hammarström; K V Holmes; A Karlsson; M Kuroki; S H Lin; Lothar Lucka; S M Najjar; Michael Neumaier; Björn Obrink; J E Shively; Keith M Skubitz; Clifford P Stanners; P Thomas; J A Thompson; Mumtaz Virji; S von Kleist; Christoph Wagener; S Watt; Wolfgang Zimmermann
Redefined nomenclature for members of the carcinoembryonic antigen family.
Experimental cell research 1999;252(2):243-9.
1999: Mumtaz Virji; D Evans; Andrea T Hadfield; Fritz Grunert; A M Teixeira; Suzanne M Watt
Critical determinants of host receptor targeting by Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae: identification of Opa adhesiotopes on the N-domain of CD66 molecules.
Molecular microbiology 1999;34(3):538-51.
1999: Mumtaz Virji
Glycans in meningococcal pathogenesis.
Biochemical Society transactions 1999;27(4):498-507.
1997: Mumtaz Virji
Post-translational modifications of meningococcal pili. Identification of common substituents: glycans and alpha-glycerophosphate--a review.
Gene 1997;192(1):141-7.
1997: G McNeil; Mumtaz Virji
Phenotypic variants of meningococci and their potential in phagocytic interactions: the influence of opacity proteins, pili, PilC and surface sialic acids.
Microbial pathogenesis 1997;22(5):295-304.
1996: Mumtaz Virji; Katherine Makepeace; D J Ferguson; S M Watt
Carcinoembryonic antigens (CD66) on epithelial cells and neutrophils are receptors for Opa proteins of pathogenic neisseriae.
Molecular microbiology 1996;22(5):941-50.
1996: Mumtaz Virji; S M Watt; S Barker; Katherine Makepeace; R Doyonnas
The N-domain of the human CD66a adhesion molecule is a target for Opa proteins of Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Molecular microbiology 1996;22(5):929-39.
1996: Mumtaz Virji; Katherine Makepeace; I R Peak; D J Ferguson; E R Moxon
Pathogenic mechanisms of Neisseria meningitidis.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1996;797():273-6.
1996: Mumtaz Virji; E Stimson; Katherine Makepeace; Anne Dell; Howard R Morris; G Payne; J R Saunders; E R Moxon
Posttranslational modifications of meningococcal pili. Identification of a common trisaccharide substitution on variant pilins of strain C311.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1996;797():53-64.
1996: E Stimson; Mumtaz Virji; S Barker; Maria Panico; I Blench; J Saunders; G Payne; E R Moxon; Anne Dell; Howard R Morris
Discovery of a novel protein modification: alpha-glycerophosphate is a substituent of meningococcal pilin.
The Biochemical journal 1996;316 ( Pt 1)():29-33.
1995: Michael P Jennings; M Bisercic; K L Dunn; Mumtaz Virji; A Martin; K E Wilks; James C Richards; E R Moxon
Cloning and molecular analysis of the Isi1 (rfaF) gene of Neisseria meningitidis which encodes a heptosyl-2-transferase involved in LPS biosynthesis: evaluation of surface exposed carbohydrates in LPS mediated toxicity for human endothelial cells.
Microbial pathogenesis 1995;19(6):391-407.
1995: Mumtaz Virji; Katherine Makepeace; I R Peak; D J Ferguson; Michael P Jennings; E R Moxon
Opc- and pilus-dependent interactions of meningococci with human endothelial cells: molecular mechanisms and modulation by surface polysaccharides.
Molecular microbiology 1995;18(4):741-54.
1995: Michael P Jennings; Derek W Hood; I R Peak; Mumtaz Virji; E R Moxon
Molecular analysis of a locus for the biosynthesis and phase-variable expression of the lacto-N-neotetraose terminal lipopolysaccharide structure in Neisseria meningitidis.
Molecular microbiology 1995;18(4):729-40.
1995: E Stimson; Mumtaz Virji; Katherine Makepeace; Anne Dell; Howard R Morris; G Payne; J R Saunders; Michael P Jennings; S Barker; Maria Panico
Meningococcal pilin: a glycoprotein substituted with digalactosyl 2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxyhexose.
Molecular microbiology 1995;17(6):1201-14.
1995: Mumtaz Virji; Katherine Makepeace; I Peak; G Payne; J R Saunders; D J Ferguson; E R Moxon
Functional implications of the expression of PilC proteins in meningococci.
Molecular microbiology 1995;16(6):1087-97.
1995: K L Dunn; Mumtaz Virji; E R Moxon
Investigations into the molecular basis of meningococcal toxicity for human endothelial and epithelial cells: the synergistic effect of LPS and pili.
Microbial pathogenesis 1995;18(2):81-96.
1994: Mumtaz Virji; Katherine Makepeace; E R Moxon
Distinct mechanisms of interactions of Opc-expressing meningococci at apical and basolateral surfaces of human endothelial cells; the role of integrins in apical interactions.
Molecular microbiology 1994;14(1):173-84.
1994: G McNeil; Mumtaz Virji; E R Moxon
Interactions of Neisseria meningitidis with human monocytes.
Microbial pathogenesis 1994;16(2):153-63.
1993: Mumtaz Virji; J R Saunders; G Sims; Katherine Makepeace; Duncan J Maskell; D J Ferguson
Pilus-facilitated adherence of Neisseria meningitidis to human epithelial and endothelial cells: modulation of adherence phenotype occurs concurrently with changes in primary amino acid sequence and the glycosylation status of pilin.
Molecular microbiology 1993;10(5):1013-28.
1993: Mumtaz Virji; Katherine Makepeace; D J Ferguson; Mark Achtman; E R Moxon
Meningococcal Opa and Opc proteins: their role in colonization and invasion of human epithelial and endothelial cells.
Molecular microbiology 1993;10(3):499-510.
1993: JR Saunders; H O'Sullivan; J Wakeman; G Sims; C Anthony Hart; Mumtaz Virji; J E Heckels; Craig Winstanley; J Alun W Morgan; R W Pickup
Flagella and pili as antigenically variable structures on the bacterial surface.
The Journal of applied bacteriology 1993;74 Suppl():33S-42S.
1992: Mumtaz Virji; Katherine Makepeace; D J Ferguson; Mark Achtman; J Sarkari; E R Moxon
Expression of the Opc protein correlates with invasion of epithelial and endothelial cells by Neisseria meningitidis.
Molecular microbiology 1992;6(19):2785-95.
1992: Mumtaz Virji; H Käyhty; D J Ferguson; C Alexandrescu; E R Moxon
Interactions of Haemophilus influenzae with human endothelial cells in vitro.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1992;165 Suppl 1():S115-6.
1992: Mumtaz Virji; C Alexandrescu; D J Ferguson; J R Saunders; E R Moxon
Variations in the expression of pili: the effect on adherence of Neisseria meningitidis to human epithelial and endothelial cells.
Molecular microbiology 1992;6(10):1271-9.
1991: Peter van der Ley; J E Heckels; Mumtaz Virji; Peter Hoogerhout; Jan Poolman
Topology of outer membrane porins in pathogenic Neisseria spp.
Infection and immunity 1991;59(9):2963-71.
1991: Mumtaz Virji; H Kayhty; D J Ferguson; C Alexandrescu; J E Heckels; E R Moxon
The role of pili in the interactions of pathogenic Neisseria with cultured human endothelial cells.
Molecular microbiology 1991;5(8):1831-41.
1991: Mumtaz Virji; H Kayhty; D J Ferguson; C Alexandrescu; E R Moxon
Interactions of Haemophilus influenzae with cultured human endothelial cells.
Microbial pathogenesis 1991;10(3):231-45.
1990: Mumtaz Virji; Jeffrey N Weiser; A A Lindberg; E R Moxon
Antigenic similarities in lipopolysaccharides of Haemophilus and Neisseria and expression of a digalactoside structure also present on human cells.
Microbial pathogenesis 1990;9(6):441-50.