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ArticleClinical and experimental vaccine research2017

Trivalent M-related protein as a component of next generation group A streptococcal vaccines.

Harry S Courtney, Shannon E Niedermeyer, Thomas A Penfound, Claudia M Hohn, Adam Greeley, James B Dale

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Article in Clinical and experimental vaccine research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Harry S CourtneyDepartment of Medicine, Immunology and Biochemistry, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.; Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6915-5014
Shannon E NiedermeyerDepartment of Medicine, Immunology and Biochemistry, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.; Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1804-7125
Thomas A PenfoundDepartment of Medicine, Immunology and Biochemistry, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.; Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8819-8039
Claudia M HohnDepartment of Medicine, Immunology and Biochemistry, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.; Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9054-6047
Adam GreeleyDepartment of Medicine, Immunology and Biochemistry, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.; Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5526-0094
James B DaleDepartment of Medicine, Immunology and Biochemistry, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.; Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA.; Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9860-9233
University of Tennessee Health Science 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 Group A Streptococcal InfectionsR01AI010085 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI DALE, JAMES B. · 1985 to 2016
$2.4M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI010085NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI010085
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThere is a need to broaden protective coverage of M protein-based vaccines against group A streptococci (GAS) because coverage of the current 30-valent M protein vaccine does not extend to all MATERIALS AND

methodsA trivalent recombinant Mrp (trMrp) protein containing N-terminal fragments from the three families (trMrp) was constructed, purified and used to immunize rabbits. Anti-trMrp sera contained high titers of antibodies against the trMrp immunogen and recombinant forms representing MrpI, MrpII, and MrpIII.

resultsThe antisera opsonized

conclusionThese findings suggest that trMrp may be an effective addition to future constructs of GAS vaccines.

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Streptococcus pyogenesVaccinesVirulence factors

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PMID28168173
PMCPMC5292357
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