Aug 2026
Surface-associated phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) of Staphylococcus aureus binds human plasminogen in a partially lysine-independent manner.
Findings suggest that PGK may function as a moonlighting protein, playing an essential role in the interaction of S. aureus with its host through plasminogen binding.
Rizelia Christina Rodrigues, Yashkumar Rathod, Sumit Biswas et al.
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