Mumtaz Virji

Publications

• Meningococcal Ligands and Molecular Targets of the Host
  Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.). 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 21993644
• Meningococcal Surface Fibril (Msf) Binds to Activated Vitronectin and Inhibits the Terminal Complement Pathway to Increase Serum Resistance
  Molecular Microbiology. Dec, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 22050461
• 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. Sep, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21876142
• Neisseria Meningitidis Opc Invasin Binds to the Sulphated Tyrosines of Activated Vitronectin to Attach to and Invade Human Brain Endothelial Cells
  PLoS Pathogens. May, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20502634
• Cellular and Molecular Biology of Neisseria Meningitidis Colonization and Invasive Disease
  Clinical Science (London, England : 1979). May, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20132098
• Opa+ and Opa- Isolates of Neisseria Meningitidis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Induce Sustained Proliferative Responses in Human CD4+ T Cells
  Infection and Immunity. Nov, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19720754
• Meningococcal Interactions with the Host
  Vaccine. Jun, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19481311
• Pathogenic Neisseriae: Surface Modulation, Pathogenesis and Infection Control
  Nature Reviews. Microbiology. Apr, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19287450
• Nontypeable Haemophilus Influenzae As a Pathogen in Children
  The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Jan, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19057458
• Neisseria Meningitidis Opc Invasin Binds to the Cytoskeletal Protein Alpha-actinin
  Cellular Microbiology. Mar, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19016781
• The Moraxella Adhesin UspA1 Binds to Its Human CEACAM1 Receptor by a Deformable Trimeric Coiled-coil
  The EMBO Journal. Jun, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18497748
• Characterization of Epithelial IL-8 Response to Inflammatory Bowel Disease Mucosal E. Coli and Its Inhibition by Mesalamine
  Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Feb, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 17941093
• IFN-gamma Amplifies NFkappaB-dependent Neisseria Meningitidis Invasion of Epithelial Cells Via Specific Upregulation of CEA-related Cell Adhesion Molecule 1
  Cellular Microbiology. Dec, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17764466
• Mutational Analysis of Human CEACAM1: the Potential of Receptor Polymorphism in Increasing Host Susceptibility to Bacterial Infection
  Cellular Microbiology. Feb, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 16953805
• Co-ordinate Action of Bacterial Adhesins and Human Carcinoembryonic Antigen Receptors in Enhanced Cellular Invasion by Capsulate Serum Resistant Neisseria Meningitidis
  Cellular Microbiology. Jan, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 16889622
• Limited Sampling Strategy for Cyclosporine (Neoral) Area Under the Curve Monitoring in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
  Pediatric Transplantation. Oct, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 16176411
• 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. Oct, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 16153247
• Recognition of Saccharides by the OpcA, OpaD, and OpaB Outer Membrane Proteins from Neisseria Meningitidis
  The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Sep, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 16006553
• Carcinoembryonic Antigen-related Cell Adhesion Molecule (CEACAM)-binding Recombinant Polypeptide Confers Protection Against Infection by Respiratory and Urogenital Pathogens
  Molecular Microbiology. Mar, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 15720557
• 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. Jul, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15249686
• Recognition of Sialylated Meningococcal Lipopolysaccharide by Siglecs Expressed on Myeloid Cells Leads to Enhanced Bacterial Uptake
  Molecular Microbiology. Sep, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12940982
• 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. Apr, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12657049
• In Vitro Models of Infection II--human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs) System
  Methods in Molecular Medicine. 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12374028
• Genetic and Functional Analysis of the Phosphorylcholine Moiety of Commensal Neisseria Lipopolysaccharide
  Molecular Microbiology. Jan, 2002  |   Pubmed ID: 11985720