The membrane bound LRR lipoprotein Slr, and the cell wall-anchored M1 protein from Streptococcus pyogenes both interact with type I collagen.
Streptococcus pyogenes is an important human pathogen and surface structures allow it to adhere to, colonize and invade the human host.Proteins containing leucine rich repeats (LRR) have been identified in mammals, viruses, archaea and several bacterial species.The LRRs are often involved in protein-protein interaction, are typically 20-30 amino ac