A secreted streptococcal cysteine protease can cleave a surface- expressed M1 protein and alter the immunoglobulin binding properties

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 539-548

  Raeder, R ^a   Woischnik, M ^b   Podbielski, A ^b   Boyle, M D P ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cysteine; IgG; IgG subclasses; M protein; M1 antigen; Protease; Streptococcus pyogenes; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ISOPROTEIN; PROTEIN M1; PROTEIN SPEB; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEROTYPE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

EID: 0032434852     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(99)80001-1     Document Type: Article

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