Surface protein adhesins of Staphylococcus aureus

MSCRAMM-MEDIATED ADHERENCE OF MICROORGANISMS TO HOST TISSUES

1994 • 1,171 citations

Complete sequence of the staphylococcal gene encoding protein A. A gene evolved through multiple duplications.

1984 • 571 citations

Molecular characterization of the clumping factor (fibrinogen receptor) of Staphylococcus aureus

1994 • 539 citations

Prosite: a dictionary of sites and patterns in proteins

1991 • 497 citations

Structure of the Cell Wall Anchor of Surface Proteins in Staphylococcus aureus

1995 • 444 citations

Cell wall sorting signals in surface proteins of gram-positive bacteria.

1993 • 427 citations

Clumping factor B (ClfB), a new surface‐located fibrinogen‐binding adhesin of Staphylococcus aureus

1998 • 401 citations

Role of Staphylococcus aureus coagulase and clumping factor in pathogenesis of experimental endocarditis

1995 • 394 citations

The Staphylococcus aureus collagen adhesin is a virulence determinant in experimental septic arthritis

1994 • 358 citations

Two different genes encode fibronectin binding proteins in Staphylococcus aureus

1991 • 357 citations

Adhesion properties of mutants of Staphylococcus aureus defective in fibronectin‐binding proteins and studies on the expression of fnb genes

1995 • 296 citations

A Fibrinogen-Binding Protein of Staphylococcus epidermidis

1998 • 235 citations

Characterization of the Interaction Between the Staphylococcus Aureus Clumping Factor (ClfA) and Fibrinogen

1997 • 210 citations

A collagen receptor on Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from patients with septic arthritis mediates adhesion to cartilage

1993 • 209 citations

Three new members of the serine-aspartate repeat protein multigene family of Staphylococcus aureus

1998 • 203 citations

Reduced adherence to traumatized rat heart valves by a low-fibronectin-binding mutant of Staphylococcus aureus

1989 • 194 citations

Use of adhesion-defective mutants of Staphylococcus aureus to define the role of specific plasma proteins in promoting bacterial adhesion to canine arteriovenous shunts

1995 • 188 citations

Calcium ions as extracellular messengers

1995 • 176 citations

Identification of the ligand‐binding domain of the surface‐located fibrinogen receptor (clumping factor) of Staphylococcus aureus

1995 • 175 citations

Anchor Structure of Staphylococcal Surface Proteins

1997 • 167 citations

Collagen Binding of Staphylococcus aureus Is a Virulence Factor in Experimental Endocarditis

1996 • 156 citations

Fibronectin Is More Active than Fibrin or Fibrinogen in Promoting Staphylococcus aureus Adherence to Inserted Intravascular Catheters

1993 • 148 citations

Structure of the collagen-binding domain from a Staphylococcus aureus adhesin

1997 • 142 citations

Identification and biochemical characterization of the ligand binding domain of the collagen adhesin from Staphylococcus aureus

1993 • 140 citations

The dipeptide repeat region of the fibrinogen‐binding protein (clumping factor) is required for functional expression of the fibrinogen‐binding domain on the Staphylococcus aureus cell surface

1997 • 136 citations

Identification of a region of human fibrinogen interacting with staphylococcal clumping factor

1982 • 135 citations

Five type I modules of fibronectin form a functional unit that binds to fibroblasts and Staphylococcus aureus

1991 • 129 citations

The Fibrinogen-binding MSCRAMM (Clumping Factor) of Staphylococcus aureus Has a Ca2+-dependent Inhibitory Site

1998 • 124 citations

Molecular Cloning and Expression of the Gene for Elastin-binding Protein (ebpS) in Staphylococcus aureus

1996 • 115 citations

Isolation and characterization of a putative collagen receptor from Staphylococcus aureus strain Cowan 1

1989 • 102 citations

Conformational Changes in the Fibronectin Binding MSCRAMMs Are Induced by Ligand Binding

1996 • 100 citations

Reconsideration of the role of fibronectin binding in endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus

1996 • 99 citations

An Allosteric Ca2+ Binding Site on the β3-Integrins That Regulates the Dissociation Rate for RGD Ligands

1996 • 87 citations

In vivo immobilization of enzymatically active polypeptides on the cell surface of Staphylococcus carnosus

1996 • 86 citations

Fibronectin Receptors from Gram-Positive Bacteria: Comparison of Active Sites

1994 • 77 citations

Critical Residues in the Ligand-binding Site of the Staphylococcus aureus Collagen-binding Adhesin (MSCRAMM)

1995 • 76 citations

Fibronectin receptors from Streptococcus dysgalactiae and Staphylococcus aureus. Involvement of conserved residues in ligand binding.

1993 • 72 citations

The Binding of Calcium to the B-repeat Segment of SdrD, a Cell Surface Protein of Staphylococcus aureus

1998 • 72 citations

Fibronectin binding determinants of the Staphylococcus aureus fibronectin receptor

1991 • 70 citations

Prevalence and chromosomal map location of Staphylococcus aureus adhesin genes

1997 • 59 citations

Antibody Response to Fibronectin-Binding Adhesin FnbpA in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Infections

1998 • 59 citations

Interaction of Integrin αIIbβ3 with Multiple Fibrinogen Domains during Platelet Adhesion

1995 • 57 citations

Peptide analogs to a fibronectin receptor inhibit attachment of Staphylococcus aureus to fibronectin-containing substrates

1990 • 55 citations

Expression of Collagen‐Binding Protein and Types 5 and 8 Capsular Polysaccharide in Clinical Isolates ofStaphylococcus aureus

1997 • 48 citations

Identification of D motif epitopes in Staphylococcus aureus fibronectin-binding protein for the production of antibody inhibitors of fibronectin binding

1997 • 46 citations

A Monoclonal Antibody Enhances Ligand Binding of Fibronectin MSCRAMM (Adhesin) from Streptococcus dysgalactiae

1996 • 44 citations

The Staphylococcus aureus collagen adhesin-encoding gene (cna) is within a discrete genetic element

1997 • 28 citations

Deleted Work

1955 • 0 citations