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A. L. Marcinkiewicz, K. Brangulis, A. P. Dupuis…·Y.-P. Lin
This paper identifies a minor sequence variation in the CspZ protein of Borrelia burgdorferi that influences host-specific complement evasion and infectivity through FH-binding interface differences.
M. A. Combs, A. L. Marcinkiewicz, A. P. Dupuis…·Y.-P. Lin
This study investigates how genetic variation in Lyme disease-causing Borrelia burgdorferi strains relates to their ability to evade host complement immune responses, revealing host-specific complement-evasion phenotypes.
Y.-L. Chen, A. L. Marcinkiewicz, T. A. Nowak…·Y.-P. Lin
The paper shows that antibodies targeting CspZ FH-binding sites effectively clear Lyme borreliae in vitro and in vivo, highlighting their importance for vaccine development.