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ArticleInfection and immunity2014

Lipid a is more than acyl chains.

Michael A Apicella

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Michael A ApicellaDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

Funding

Pulmonary Toxicology Facility CoreP30ES005605 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Brandi Janssen · 1990 to 2026
$40.5M
Studies of the capsular-like antigen of F. tularensisP01AI044642 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI APICELLA, MICHAEL A. · 1999 to 2014
$18.2M
LIPOOLIGOSACCHARIDES OF HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAER01AI024616 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI APICELLA, MICHAEL A. · 1988 to 2014
$6.0M
Vibrio fischeri as a Model for Bacterial ColonizationR37AI050661 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI MARGARET J MC FALL-NGAI, Edward G Ruby · 2018 to 2026
$5.4M
Vibrio fischeri as a model of Bacterial ColonizationR01AI050661 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI MC FALL-NGAI, MARGARET J, RUBY, EDWARD G · 2002 to 2016
$5.0M
Lysine Acetylation in N. gonorrhoeae Quorum Sensing and Biofilm FormationR01AI108255 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI KIRBY, JOHN R, SCHILLING, BIRGIT · 2014 to 2018
$4.1M
LIPOOLIGOSACCHARIDES OF HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAER37AI024616 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI APICELLA, MICHAEL A. · 1994 to 2003
$1.9M
H. influenzae: Role of Sialic Acid in VirulenceR56AI024616 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI APICELLA, MICHAEL A. · 2009 to 2009
$649k
Effect of Quorum Sensing on N. gonorrhoeae infection of human PMN'sR21AI109320 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI APICELLA, MICHAEL A., NAUSEEF, WILLIAM M. · 2014 to 2015
$415k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The acyl chain length, number, and distribution have been considered the major factors contributing to this biological activity of lipid A. The charged head groups on the dihexosamine backbone have also been implicated in contributing to this biology. In Neisseria, it has now been shown that loss of the 4' phosphoethanolamine has an impact on virulence in an animal model and on the organism's susceptibility to cationic antimicrobial peptides. Such studies offer potential insight into targets for novel antimicrobial agents.

Indexed as

AnimalsCathelicidinsFemaleGonorrheaHumansLipid ANeisseria gonorrhoeaeReproductive Tract InfectionsCathelicidinsLipid A

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PMID24711566
PMCPMC4019152

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