Heterologous Surface Display Reveals Conserved Complement Inhibition and Functional Diversification of Borrelia burgdorferi Elp Proteins
Nathan Hill, Lara M. Matulina, Cameron MacIntyre, M. Amine Hassani, Sheila Thomas, Matteo Luban, Isabelle Ward, Amina Abdalla, John M. Leong, Brandon L. Garcia, Jacob E. Lemieux
The paper uses E. coli surface display to study Borrelia burgdorferi Elp proteins, revealing their conserved complement inhibition and novel interaction with perlecan.
Molecular Microbiology · May 16, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology