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Isolated hypervariable regions derived from streptococcal M proteins specifically bind human C4b-binding protein : implications for antigenic variation.
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- Morfeldt, E (författare)
- Lund University
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- Berggård, Karin (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Neuroinflammation,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Lund University Research Groups
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- Persson, Jenny (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Värd-patogeninteraktioner,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Host-Pathogen Interactions,Lund University Research Groups
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- Drakenberg, Torbjörn (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Biofysikalisk kemi,Centrum för Molekylär Proteinvetenskap,Kemiska institutionen,Institutioner vid LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Biophysical Chemistry,Center for Molecular Protein Science,Department of Chemistry,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH
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- Johnsson, Eskil (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Avdelningen för medicinsk mikrobiologi,Institutionen för laboratoriemedicin,Medicinska fakulteten,Division of Medical Microbiology,Department of Laboratory Medicine,Faculty of Medicine
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- Lindahl, E, 1972- (författare)
- KTH,Fysik
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- Linse, Sara (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Biofysikalisk kemi,Centrum för Molekylär Proteinvetenskap,Kemiska institutionen,Institutioner vid LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Biophysical Chemistry,Center for Molecular Protein Science,Department of Chemistry,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH
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- Lindahl, Gunnar (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Avdelningen för medicinsk mikrobiologi,Institutionen för laboratoriemedicin,Medicinska fakulteten,Division of Medical Microbiology,Department of Laboratory Medicine,Faculty of Medicine
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- The American Association of Immunologists, 2001
- 2001
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Journal of Immunology. - : The American Association of Immunologists. - 0022-1767 .- 1550-6606. ; 167:7, s. 3870-7
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Abstract
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- Antigenic variation in microbial surface proteins represents an apparent paradox, because the variable region must retain an important function, while exhibiting extensive immunological variability. We studied this problem for a group of streptococcal M proteins in which the approximately 50-residue hypervariable regions (HVRs) show essentially no residue identity but nevertheless bind the same ligand, the human complement regulator C4b-binding protein (C4BP). Synthetic peptides derived from different HVRs were found to retain the ability to bind C4BP, implying that the HVR corresponds to a distinct ligand-binding domain that can be studied in isolated form. This finding allowed direct characterization of the ligand-binding properties of isolated HVRs and permitted comparisons between different HVRs in the absence of conserved parts of the M proteins. Affinity chromatography of human serum on immobilized peptides showed that they bound C4BP with high specificity and inhibition experiments indicated that different peptides bound to the same site in C4BP. Different C4BP-binding peptides did not exhibit any immunological cross-reactivity, but structural analysis suggested that they have similar folds. These data show that the HVR of streptococcal M protein can exhibit extreme variability in sequence and immunological properties while retaining a highly specific ligand-binding function.
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- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi -- Immunologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences -- Immunology (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi -- Bioinformatik och systembiologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences -- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Immunologi inom det medicinska området (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Basic Medicine -- Immunology in the medical area (hsv//eng)
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