Conserved patterns hidden within group A Streptococcus M protein hypervariability recognize human C4b-binding protein

C4b-binding protein: The good, the bad and the deadly. Novel functions of an old friend

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Strategic development of the conserved region of the M protein and other candidates as vaccines to prevent infection with group A streptococci

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Virulence of Group A Streptococci Is Enhanced by Human Complement Inhibitors

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A Systematic and Functional Classification of Streptococcus pyogenes That Serves as a New Tool for Molecular Typing and Vaccine Development

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Binding of Complement Inhibitor C4b-binding Protein to a Highly VirulentStreptococcus pyogenesM1 Strain Is Mediated by Protein H and Enhances Adhesion to and Invasion of Endothelial Cells

(2013) David Ermert et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

PTRAJ and CPPTRAJ: Software for Processing and Analysis of Molecular Dynamics Trajectory Data

(2013) Daniel R. Roe et al.   Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Rational Design of Particle Mesh Ewald Compatible Lennard-Jones Parameters for +2 Metal Cations in Explicit Solvent

(2013) Pengfei Li et al.   Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Group A streptococcal vaccines: Paving a path for accelerated development

(2013) James B. Dale et al.   VACCINE

Factor H Binds to the Hypervariable Region of Many Streptococcus pyogenes M Proteins but Does Not Promote Phagocytosis Resistance or Acute Virulence

(2013) Mattias C. U. Gustafsson et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Updated model of group A Streptococcus M proteins based on a comprehensive worldwide study

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NIH Image to ImageJ: 25 years of image analysis

(2012) Caroline A Schneider et al.   NATURE METHODS

The Hypervariable Region of Streptococcus pyogenes M Protein Escapes Antibody Attack by Antigenic Variation and Weak Immunogenicity

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Improved Treatment of Ligands and Coupling Effects in Empirical Calculation and Rationalization of pKaValues

(2011) Chresten R. Søndergaard et al.   Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

PROPKA3: Consistent Treatment of Internal and Surface Residues in Empirical pKaPredictions

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Fast analysis of molecular dynamics trajectories with graphics processing units—Radial distribution function histogramming

(2011) Benjamin G. Levine et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS

Structure of HIV-1 gp120 V1/V2 domain with broadly neutralizing antibody PG9

(2011) Jason S. McLellan et al.   NATURE

Molecular insight into invasive group A streptococcal disease

(2011) Jason N. Cole et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

New 30-valent M protein-based vaccine evokes cross-opsonic antibodies against non-vaccine serotypes of group A streptococci

(2011) James B. Dale et al.   VACCINE

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(2010) Wolfgang Kabsch   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

PHENIX: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution

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The NH2‐Terminal Region ofStreptococcus pyogenesM5 Protein Confers Protection against Degradation by Proteases and Enhances Mucosal Colonization of Mice

(2010) Thomas A. Penfound et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

High-Performance Scalable Molecular Dynamics Simulations of a Polarizable Force Field Based on Classical Drude Oscillators in NAMD

(2010) Wei Jiang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

MolProbity: all-atom structure validation for macromolecular crystallography

(2009) Vincent B. Chen et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Global emm type distribution of group A streptococci: systematic review and implications for vaccine development

(2009) Andrew C Steer et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Complement evasion strategies of pathogens—Acquisition of inhibitors and beyond

(2009) Anna M. Blom et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Structural and functional bases for broad-spectrum neutralization of avian and human influenza A viruses

(2009) Jianhua Sui et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Antibody Recognition of a Highly Conserved Influenza Virus Epitope

(2009) D. C. Ekiert et al.   SCIENCE

Complement evasion by human pathogens

(2008) John D. Lambris et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Coiled-Coil Irregularities and Instabilities in Group A Streptococcus M1 Are Required for Virulence

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