Complement-Mediated Opsonization of Group a Streptococci Inhibited by the Binding of Fibrinogen to Surface M Protein Fibrillae

Current Knowledge of Type-Specific M Antigens of Group A Streptococci

1962 • 793 citations

Complete nucleotide sequence of type 6 M protein of the group A Streptococcus. Repetitive structure and membrane anchor.

1986 • 364 citations

Streptococcal M protein: alpha-helical coiled-coil structure and arrangement on the cell surface.

1981 • 329 citations

Monoclonal Antibodies to a Synthetic Fibrin-Like Peptide Bind to Human Fibrin But Not Fibrinogen

1983 • 255 citations

Antiopsonic activity of fibrinogen bound to M protein on the surface of group A streptococci.

1982 • 160 citations

FIBRINOGEN PRECIPITATION BY STREPTOCOCCAL M PROTEIN

1965 • 141 citations

Tropomyosin-like seven residue periodicity in three immunologically distinct streptococal M proteins and its implications for the antiphagocytic property of the molecule.

1980 • 136 citations

Activation of the alternate complement pathway by peptidoglycan from streptococcal cell wall

1978 • 129 citations

Location of variable and conserved epitopes among the multiple serotypes of streptococcal M protein.

1985 • 113 citations

Fibrinogen/fibrin on the surface of macrophages: detection, distribution, binding requirements, and possible role in macrophage adherence phenomena.

1975 • 108 citations

Inhibition of complement-mediated opsonization and phagocytosis of Streptococcus pyogenes by D fragments of fibrinogen and fibrin bound to cell surface M protein.

1985 • 98 citations

Restricted deposition of C3 on M+ group A streptococci: correlation with resistance to phagocytosis.

1982 • 96 citations

Alternate complement pathway activation by group A streptococci: role of M-protein

1979 • 96 citations

Specific binding of soluble fibrin to macrophages.

1977 • 94 citations

Inhibition of Alternative Complement Pathway Opsonization by Group A Streptococcal M Protein

1979 • 81 citations

Localization of segments essential for polymerization and for calcium binding in the .gamma.-chain of human fibrinogen

1986 • 77 citations

Biochemical and biological properties of the binding of human fibrinogen to M protein in group A streptococci

1985 • 69 citations

Common protective antigens of group A streptococcal M proteins masked by fibrinogen.

1984 • 62 citations

Homologous regions within M protein genes in group A streptococci of different serotypes

1986 • 54 citations

Adsorptive endocytosis of fibrin monomer by macrophages: evidence of a receptor for the amino terminus of the fibrin alpha chain.

1982 • 53 citations

Cloning and genetic analysis of serotype 5 M protein determinant of group A streptococci: evidence for multiple copies of the M5 determinant in the Streptococcus pyogenes genome

1985 • 51 citations

Resistance to phagocytosis by group A streptococci: failure of deposited complement opsonins to interact with cellular receptors.

1985 • 48 citations

Fibrinogen binding and resistance to phagocytosis of Streptococcus sanguis expressing cloned M protein of Streptococcus pyogenes

1989 • 46 citations

Peptic Digestion of Streptococcal M Protein I. Effect of Digestion at Suboptimal pH upon the Biological and Immunochemical Properties of Purified M Protein Extracts

1974 • 43 citations

Mediation of Cytotoxic Effects of Streptococcal M Protein by Nontype-Specific Antibody in Human Sera

1973 • 41 citations

Type-Specific Inhibition of Preopsonization Versus Immunoprecipitation by Streptococcal M Proteins

1973 • 39 citations

A Fibrinogen Precipitating Factor (FPF) of Group A Streptococci

1959 • 29 citations

BINDING OF FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS TO S. AUREUS AND TO β‐HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCI GROUP A, C AND G

1981 • 21 citations

Interaction of streptococcal cell wall components with fibrinogen. I. Adsorption of fibrinogen by immobilized T-proteins of streptococcus pyogenes

1981 • 19 citations

Unimpaired function of human phagocytes in the presence of phagocytosis-resistant group A streptococci

1985 • 13 citations

Streptococcal defenses against host immune attack: the M protein-fibrinogen interaction.

1983 • 7 citations