This entry represents a bacterial Ig-fold domain that is found in a wide range of bacterial cell surface adherence proteins.

1: Crystal structure of the functional region of Uro-adherence factor A from Staphylococcus saprophyticus reveals participation of the B domain in ligand binding. Matsuoka E, Tanaka Y, Kuroda M, Shouji Y, Ohta T, Tanaka I, Yao M; Protein Sci. 2011;20:406-416. PMID:21280131

2: A structural model of the Staphylococcus aureus ClfA-fibrinogen interaction opens new avenues for the design of anti-staphylococcal therapeutics. Ganesh VK, Rivera JJ, Smeds E, Ko YP, Bowden MG, Wann ER, Gurusiddappa S, Fitzgerald JR, Hook M; PLoS Pathog. 2008;4:e1000226. PMID:19043557

3: The Enterococcus faecalis MSCRAMM ACE binds its ligand by the Collagen Hug model. Liu Q, Ponnuraj K, Xu Y, Ganesh VK, Sillanpaa J, Murray BE, Narayana SV, Hook M; J Biol Chem. 2007;282:19629-19637. PMID:17392280

4: Evidence for steric regulation of fibrinogen binding to Staphylococcus aureus fibronectin-binding protein A (FnBPA). Stemberk V, Jones RP, Moroz O, Atkin KE, Edwards AM, Turkenburg JP, Leech AP, Massey RC, Potts JR; J Biol Chem. 2014;289:12842-12851. PMID:24627488