Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29182428›Full record

ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2018

O-Acetylation is essential for functional antibody generation against Staphylococcus aureus capsular polysaccharide.

Ingrid L Scully, Viliam Pavliak, Yekaterina Timofeyeva, Yongdong Liu, Christine Singer, Annaliesa S Anderson

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Article in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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  3. Long, SyntheticJournal of the American Chemical Society · 2025
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  6. Acetyl-glucomannan fromFrontiers in nutrition · 2022
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6 authors.

Ingrid L Scullya Pfizer Vaccine Research , Pearl River , NY , USA.
Viliam Pavliaka Pfizer Vaccine Research , Pearl River , NY , USA.
Yekaterina Timofeyevaa Pfizer Vaccine Research , Pearl River , NY , USA.
Yongdong Liua Pfizer Vaccine Research , Pearl River , NY , USA.
Christine Singera Pfizer Vaccine Research , Pearl River , NY , USA.
Annaliesa S Andersona Pfizer Vaccine Research , Pearl River , NY , USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus produces an antiphagocytic polysaccharide capsule to evade neutrophil-mediated killing. Many vaccines against encapsulated bacterial pathogens require generation of functional anti-capsular antibodies to mediate protection against infection and disease. Here it is shown that the generation of such antibody responses to S. aureus in vivo and in vitro requires the presence of O-acetyl modifications on the capsular polysaccharides. O-acetylation of S. aureus capsular polysaccharide therefore should be monitored carefully during vaccine development and production. This finding may provide additional insight into the previous failure of a S. aureus capsular polysaccharide conjugate vaccine.

Indexed as

AcetylationAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialBacterial CapsulesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansKidneyMicePolysaccharides, BacterialPyelonephritisStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcal VaccinesStaphylococcus aureusVaccines, ConjugateAntibodies, BacterialPolysaccharides, BacterialStaphylococcal VaccinesVaccines, Conjugateantibody responsecapsular polysaccharideO-acetylationStaphylococcus aureusvaccine

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PMID29182428
PMCPMC5791590

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