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pneumococcal surface protein A

Known as: PspA protein, Streptococcus pneumoniae 
 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2004
Review
2004
Pneumococcal vaccines: an update on current strategies.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in infants, children and the elderly. Despite the… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Immunizations with pneumococcal surface protein A and pneumolysin are protective against pneumonia in a murine model of pulmonary infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Intranasal infection of mice with certain strains of capsular group 19 Streptococcus pneumoniae can result in focal pneumonia in… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The Immune Response to Pneumococcal Proteins during Experimental Human Carriage
Colonization of the nasopharynx is the initial step in all infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. The antibody response… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Natural development of antibodies to pneumococcal surface protein A, pneumococcal surface adhesin A, and pneumolysin in relation to pneumococcal carriage and acute otitis media.
Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA), pneumococcal surface adhesin A (PsaA), and pneumolysin (Ply) are common to virtually all… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Immunization of humans with recombinant pneumococcal surface protein A (rPspA) elicits antibodies that passively protect mice from fatal infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae bearing heterologous…
Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA), a cross-reactive protein expressed by all pneumococci, is known to elicit an antibody in… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Additive Attenuation of Virulence ofStreptococcus pneumoniae by Mutation of the Genes Encoding Pneumolysin and Other Putative Pneumococcal Virulence Proteins
ABSTRACT Although the polysaccharide capsule of Streptococcus pneumoniae has been recognized as a sine qua non of virulence, much… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Pneumococcal Surface Protein A Inhibits Complement Activation by Streptococcus pneumoniae
ABSTRACT Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) is a surface-exposed protein virulence factor for Streptococcus pneumoniae. In… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Novel surface attachment mechanism of the Streptococcus pneumoniae protein PspA.
Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) of Streptococcus pneumoniae has been found to utilize a novel mechanism for anchoring to… Expand
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) is serologically highly variable and is expressed by all clinically important capsular serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) has been shown previously to elicit antibodies protective against pneumococcal infection… Expand
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Use of insertional inactivation to facilitate studies of biological properties of pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA)
PspA is a cell surface protein of Streptococcus pneumoniae that is present on a number of clinical isolates as well as the… Expand
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