2013
The lipoprotein La7 contributes to Borrelia burgdorferi persistence in ticks and their transmission to naïve hosts
Yang X, Hegde S, Shroder DY, Smith AA, Promnares K, Neelakanta G, Anderson JF, Fikrig E, Pal U. The lipoprotein La7 contributes to Borrelia burgdorferi persistence in ticks and their transmission to naïve hosts. Microbes And Infection 2013, 15: 729-737. PMID: 23774694, PMCID: PMC3769513, DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2013.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex enzootic cycleInner membrane proteinB. burgdorferi persistenceProtein-protein interactionsOuter membrane lipoproteinNaïve hostsSpirochete life cycleCo-immunoprecipitation studiesMammalian infectivityMembrane proteinsRedundant rolesMolecular detailsMammalian hostsMembrane lipoproteinGene expressionWild typeInfection cycleLiquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysisPathogen survivalBiological significanceHost transmissionEnzootic cyclePathogen transmissionSpectrometry analysisLA7
2012
Activation of the RpoN-RpoS regulatory pathway during the enzootic life cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi
Ouyang Z, Narasimhan S, Neelakanta G, Kumar M, Pal U, Fikrig E, Norgard MV. Activation of the RpoN-RpoS regulatory pathway during the enzootic life cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi. BMC Microbiology 2012, 12: 44. PMID: 22443136, PMCID: PMC3320556, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRpoN-RpoS regulatory pathwayRpoN-RpoS pathwayExpression of rpoSEnzootic life cycleMammalian infectionRegulatory pathwaysTranscription of rpoSOuter membrane lipoproteinLife cycleB. burgdorferiKey environmental stimuliLyme disease pathogenesisDiverse nichesMembrane lipoproteinMammalian hostsTarget genesTranscription levelsMicrobial survivalLipoprotein geneRpoSOrganism adaptationInfectious cycleFed larvaeIntermolt larvaeSustained transcription
2007
Monoclonal Antibodies Against LipL32, The Major Outer Membrane Protein of Pathogenic Leptospira Production, Characterization, and Testing in Diagnostic Applications
Fernandes C, Seixas FK, Coutinho ML, Vasconcellos F, Seyffert N, Croda J, McBride AJ, Ko AI, Dellagostin OA, Aleixo J. Monoclonal Antibodies Against LipL32, The Major Outer Membrane Protein of Pathogenic Leptospira Production, Characterization, and Testing in Diagnostic Applications. Monoclonal Antibodies In Immunodiagnosis And Immunotherapy 2007, 26: 35-41. PMID: 17316084, DOI: 10.1089/hyb.2006.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane proteinsNative proteinMajor Outer Membrane ProteinOuter membrane lipoproteinOuter Membrane ProteinOuter membrane proteinsOuter membraneMembrane lipoproteinWide antigenic diversityBacterial cellsLeptospiral cellsIntact bacteriaProteinProtein enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayAntigenic diversityPolymerase chain reaction amplificationHeat-treated cellsMonoclonal antibodiesRecombinant formChain reaction amplificationEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayFluorescein isothiocyanateCellsMurine monoclonal antibodiesPathogenic Leptospira
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