Generation and surface localization of intact M protein in Streptococcus pyogenes are dependent on sagA

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 7029-7038

  Biswas, I ^a   Germon, P ^a   McDade, K ^a   Scott, J R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PEPTIDE ANTIBODY; PROTEIN; STREPTOLYSIN S; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MGA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SAGA GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SEQUENCE DELETION; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOLYSINS;

EID: 0034778929     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.11.7029-7038.2001     Document Type: Article

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