The document summarizes various mechanisms that Staphylococcus uses to evade the innate immune system, including proteins and molecules that inhibit complement activation, phagocytosis, chemotaxis, and cell activation. It lists the names and functions of several staphylococcal immune evasion proteins such as CHIPS, SSL proteins, FLIPr, SCIN, and aureolysin. The document also acknowledges former lab members and collaborators that have contributed to the research.
17. FORMER LAB MEMBERS Jovanka Bestebroer Ingrid Boer Marleen Huigen Ingrid Koggel Niki Georgiou Andras Vida Frank Coenjaerts Miriam Poppelier Henk van Leeuwen Cristina Pratt Toon van Bommel Bent Postma Miranda Boonstra Willem van Wamel Andreas Peschel Karin Ellen Veldkamp Jörg Köhl Cincinnati, USA Eric Prossnitz Albuquerque Andreas Peschel Tuebingen, Ger Victor Nizet San Diego USA Magnus Hook Houston USA Gerard Lina Lyon Fr Mal Horsburgh Liverpool UK Piet Gros Crystall. UU Rob Liskamp Pharmacy, UU Jan van de Winkel UMCU Corne Pieterse Phytopath, UU Victor Rutten UU Timo Breit UVA Experimental Microbiology COLLABORATORS NICOLE SMITS MAARTEN SCHIJFFELEN MARK JANSSEN SERGEY KONSTANTINOV EDWIN BOEL AD FLUIT SSL’s PIET AERTS MIGNON VUGHTS BAS SUREWAARD ANNEMIEK WALENKAMP CARLA DE HAAS Evasion ERIK HEEZIUS THUY-NGA LE WILLEMIEN VAN ROOIJEN REINDERT NIJLAND PIETER-JAN HAAS CINDY FEVRE support: Mobile Elements & Genomics j.vanstrijp umcutrecht.nl Phagocytosis Evasion ANNETTE STEMERDING ANDRAS SPAAN ANNEMARIE KUIPERS BART BARDOEL FIN MILDER KOK VAN KESSEL MAARTJE RUYKEN ALEX LAARMAN ILSE JONGERIUS SUZAN ROOIJAKKERS Complement Evasion