My family and no other animals: studies on CEACAM binding by human restricted pathogens
Please note talk is on a Wednesday
Both Neisseria meningitidis and Moraxella catarrhalis are Gram-negative diplococci which reside in the human nasopharynx. Both species can persist without symptoms, yet on occasion spread from the nasopharynx and cause a range of pathologies. A common feature shared by these bacteria is their ability to interact with members of the carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM) receptor family. In the case of neisserial species binding occurs via the opacity proteins, whilst M. catarrhalis binds via the ubiquitous surface proteins. The talk will explore the requirements for bacterial ligand-CEACAM interactions and the development of inhibitory molecules.

www.bristol.ac.uk/cellmolmed/research/infect-immune/hill.html
Date: 24 June 2015, 13:00 (Wednesday, 9th week, Trinity 2015)
Venue: Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, South Parks Road OX1 3RE
Venue Details: EPA Seminar Room
Speaker: Darryl Hill (University of Bristol)
Organising department: Sir William Dunn School of Pathology
Part of: Bug Sessions in infectious disease
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Edward Hutchinson