Evidence map›Paper›PMID 19189179›Full record

ArticleCurrent microbiology2009

Binding of IgA by Mycoplasma penetrans.

Awni Moussa, Ran Nir-Paz, Shlomo Rottem

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Article in Current microbiology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Awni MoussaDepartment of Membrane and Ultrastructure Research, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Ran Nir-Paz
Shlomo Rottem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem · ILHadassah · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current study shows that Mycoplasma penetrans strain GTU binds human serum immunoglobulin A (IgA) and secretory IgA but not IgG. Binding of IgA was associated almost exclusively with the lipoprotein fraction obtained by Triton X-114 fractionation of isolated M. penetrans membranes. Western immunoblot analysis of isolated membranes of M. penetrans strain GTU and of the Triton X-114 fraction showed that the major IgA-binding component was a lipoprotein with a molecular mass of 38 kDa, one of the major lipoproteins of this organism. The authors suggest that the high IgA-binding capacity of M. penetrans strain GTU may serve as a defense mechanism, conferring on this microorganism the ability to evade clearance mediated by specific IgA antibodies.

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AdultAgedAntigens, BacterialAntigens, SurfaceBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsCell FractionationHumansImmunity, InnateImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin A, SecretoryInfantLipoproteinsMolecular WeightMycoplasma InfectionsMycoplasma penetransOctoxynolAntigens, BacterialAntigens, SurfaceBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin A, SecretoryLipoproteinsNonidet P-40OctoxynolP38 antigen, MycoplasmaPolyethylene Glycols

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PMID19189179
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