Identification of an amino acid signature sequence predictive of protein G-inhibitable IgG3-binding activity in group-A streptococcal IgG-binding proteins

Gene

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-70

  Pack, Todd D ^a,b   Podbielski, Andreas ^c   Boyle, Michael D P ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

IgG binding domain; Immunoglobulin binding protein; Multifunctional binding protein; Protein H; Streptococcal M protein; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BINDING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; PROTEIN G;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029885816     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(96)00102-3     Document Type: Article

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