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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2010

Streptococcal protective antigens (Spa): a new family of type-specific proteins of group A streptococci.

E A Ahmed, T A Penfound, S C Brewer, P A Tennant, E Y Chiang, J B Dale

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

E A AhmedDepartment of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
T A Penfound
S C Brewer
P A Tennant
E Y Chiang
J B Dale
University of Tennessee Health Science Center · USDucks Unlimited · USMemphis VA Medical Center · US

Funding

Chemistry and Immunology of Streptococcal M ProteinsR37AI010085 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI DALE, JAMES B. · 1986 to 2010
$3.3M
Vaccine Prevention of Rheumatic FeverU01AI060592 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI DALE, JAMES B. · 2004 to 2008
$2.4M
Vaccine Prevention of Group A Streptococcal InfectionsR01AI010085 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI DALE, JAMES B. · 1985 to 2016
$2.4M
Short-Term Research Training for Medical StudentsT35DK007405 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI SOLOMON, SOLOMON SIDNEY · 1990 to 2014
$1.8M
CHEMISTRY AND IMMUNOLOGY OF STREPTOCOCCAL M PROTEINSR55AI010085 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI DALE, JAMES B. · 1991 to 1991
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NIAID NIH HHS AI060592NIAID NIH HHS AI10085NIDDK NIH HHS 5T35DK007405
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous studies in our laboratory described a new group A streptococcal protective antigen (Spa) in type 18 streptococci that was distinct from the type 18 M protein. This study was undertaken to identify additional serotypes of group A streptococci that express Spa proteins. PCR techniques were used to identify and clone a new spa gene from type 36 streptococci. The 5' sequence of spa36 was highly variable compared to spa18, while the 3' sequence was conserved. Antisera against Spa36 opsonized type 36 streptococci but not type 18 streptococci, indicating that the opsonic Spa epitopes were type-specific. Antisera against the conserved carboxy-terminal half of Spa18 were used to identify Spa or Spa-like proteins expressed on the surface of 25 of 70 different serotypes of GAS. Spa proteins may represent a new family of type-specific surface antigens that function in concert with M proteins to elicit protective immune responses.

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PhagocytosisAnimalsAntigens, BacterialBacterial Typing TechniquesDisease Models, AnimalDNA, BacterialDNA PrimersHumansMiceMice, Inbred ICRMolecular Sequence DataOpsonin ProteinsPolymerase Chain ReactionRabbitsSequence Analysis, DNASerotypingAntigens, BacterialDNA, BacterialDNA PrimersOpsonin Proteinsstreptococcal protective antigen

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PMID19865839
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