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ArticleInfection and immunity2005

Structural diversity of streptokinase and activation of human plasminogen.

Sergio Lizano, Kenneth H Johnston

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Streptokinase--the drug of choice for thrombolytic therapy.Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis · 2007
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sergio LizanoDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA. sergio_lizano@nymc.edu
Kenneth H Johnston
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans · USNew York Medical College · US

Funding

Tissue-Specific Infection by Group A StreptococciR01AI053826 · NIAID · NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE · PI BESSEN, DEBRA E · 2003 to 2007
$1.3M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI053826NIAID NIH HHS R01-AI-053826
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The beta domain of streptokinase is required for plasminogen activation and contains a region of sequence diversity associated with infection and disease in group A streptococci. We report that mutagenesis of this polymorphic region does not alter plasminogen activation, which suggests an alternative function for this molecular motif in streptococcal disease.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceMolecular Sequence DataPlasminogenStreptokinaseStructure-Activity RelationshipPlasminogenStreptokinase

Identifiers

PMID15972548
PMCPMC1168554
OpenAlexW2154628037

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Registered trials

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