TABLE 3.

Airway proteins implicated in host-pathogen interactions associate with S. aureus during airway infection

Host protein	S. aureus receptor(s)	Associated with S. aureus at:		Reference(s)
		30 min	6 h
Cathelin-related antimicrobial peptide	Sak		+	2
Complement C3	Efb	+	+	7, 29
Fetuin/α2-HS-glycoprotein	IsdA	+	+	4
Fibrinogen	ClfA, ClfB, Emp, Map, FnbA, FnbB, IsdA	+	+	6, 32, 37, 46
Fibronectin	FnbPA, FnbPB, IsdA, Ebh, Emp, Atl, Aaa		+	4-6, 14, 17, 21, 22, 39
Haptoglobin	IsdH/HarA	+	+	9
Hemoglobin	IsdB, IsdH/HarA	+	+	6, 31, 44
Ig	Spa	+	+	10, 25
Plasminogen	Eno		+	35
Pulmonary surfactant protein A	Unknown	+	+	34
(Sero)transferrin	IsdA	+	+	6, 43
Vitronectin	Emp, Aaa		+	17, 21