Streptococcus pyogenes antigen I/II-family polypeptide AspA shows differential ligand-binding properties and mediates biofilm formation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1034-1049

  Maddocks, Sarah E ^a   Wright, Christopher J ^a   Nobbs, Angela H ^a   Brittan, Jane L ^a   Franklin, Linda ^a   Strömberg, Nicklas ^b   Kadioglu, Aras ^c   Jepson, Mark A ^a   Jenkinson, Howard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GP 340 PROTEIN; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCUS SURFACE PROTEIN A; POLYPEPTIDE; SCAVENGER RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; ASPA GENE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; SALIVARY PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 80051570468     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07749.x     Document Type: Article

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