transferrin binding protein A

Summary

Gene Symbol: transferrin binding protein A
Description: TbpA
Alias: transferrin-binding protein A
Species:

Top Publications

  1. ncbi Gonococcal transferrin-binding protein 1 is required for transferrin utilization and is homologous to TonB-dependent outer membrane receptors
    C N Cornelissen
    Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599
    J Bacteriol 174:5788-97. 1992
  2. ncbi Cloning and characterization of Neisseria meningitidis genes encoding the transferrin-binding proteins Tbp1 and Tbp2
    M Legrain
    Transgene, Strasbourg, France
    Gene 130:73-80. 1993
  3. ncbi Antigenic and sequence diversity in gonococcal transferrin-binding protein A
    C N Cornelissen
    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USA
    Infect Immun 68:4725-35. 2000
  4. ncbi Recombinant Neisseria meningitidis transferrin binding protein A protects against experimental meningococcal infection
    D West
    Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research, Salisbury SP4 0JG, United Kingdom
    Infect Immun 69:1561-7. 2001
  5. ncbi Kinetic analysis of ligand interaction with the gonococcal transferrin-iron acquisition system
    Amanda J DeRocco
    Department of Microbiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, PO Box 980678, Richmond, VA 23298 0678, USA
    Biometals 22:439-51. 2009

Scientific Experts

  • C N Cornelissen
  • Amanda J DeRocco
  • D West
  • Mary Kate Yost-Daljev
  • Christopher D Kenney
  • S Funnell
  • M Matheson
  • A Gorringe
  • M Hudson
  • A Robinson
  • R Heath
  • K Reddin
  • M Legrain
  • V Mazarin
  • S W Irwin
  • A B Schryvers
  • M J Quentin-Millet
  • B Bouchon
  • E Jacobs

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Gonococcal transferrin-binding protein 1 is required for transferrin utilization and is homologous to TonB-dependent outer membrane receptors
    C N Cornelissen
    Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599
    J Bacteriol 174:5788-97. 1992
    ..Thus, both the function and the predicted protein sequence of TBP1 were consistent with this protein serving as a transferrin receptor...
  2. ncbi Cloning and characterization of Neisseria meningitidis genes encoding the transferrin-binding proteins Tbp1 and Tbp2
    M Legrain
    Transgene, Strasbourg, France
    Gene 130:73-80. 1993
    ..These comparisons should be extended to other Neisseria strains in order to evaluate further this genetic divergence further...
  3. ncbi Antigenic and sequence diversity in gonococcal transferrin-binding protein A
    C N Cornelissen
    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USA
    Infect Immun 68:4725-35. 2000
    ..In addition, we evaluated a panel of gonococcal strains for antigenic diversity using these antipeptide sera...
  4. ncbi Recombinant Neisseria meningitidis transferrin binding protein A protects against experimental meningococcal infection
    D West
    Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research, Salisbury SP4 0JG, United Kingdom
    Infect Immun 69:1561-7. 2001
    ..This protection appears not to be due to complement-mediated lysis and indicates that serum bactericidal activity may not always be the most appropriate predictor of efficacy for protein-based meningococcal vaccines...
  5. ncbi Kinetic analysis of ligand interaction with the gonococcal transferrin-iron acquisition system
    Amanda J DeRocco
    Department of Microbiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, PO Box 980678, Richmond, VA 23298 0678, USA
    Biometals 22:439-51. 2009
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