Adherence of pilus-Opa+ gonococci to epithelial cells in vitro involves heparan sulfate.

T Chen, RJ Belland, J Wilson, J Swanson - The Journal of experimental …, 1995 - rupress.org
Neisseria gonorrhoeae attaches to host epithelial cells via pili and opacity-associated (Opa)
outer membrane proteins. Pilus-gonococci (Gc) of strain MS11 adhere to both human and …

CGM1a antigen of neutrophils, a receptor of gonococcal opacity proteins

T Chen, EC Gotschlich - Proceedings of the National …, 1996 - National Acad Sciences
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) or Escherichia coli expressing phase-variable opacity (Opa)
protein (Opa+ GC or Opa+ E. coli) adhere to human neutrophils and stimulate phagocytosis …

Characterization of the pilF—pilD pilus‐assembly locus of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

NE Freitag, HS Seifert, M Koomey - Molecular microbiology, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Expression of Type IV pili by the bacterial pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae appears to be
essential for colonization of the human host. Several N. gonorrhoeae gene products have …

Biology of the Pathogenic Neisseriae

TF Meyer, J Pohlner, JPM Van Putten - Bacterial Pathogenesis of Plants …, 1994 - Springer
N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis, the causative agents of gonorrhoea and meningitis,
were discovered in 1879 and 1887 by Albert Neisser (gonococci) and Anton Weiehselbaum …

Interactions of Neisseria gonorrhoeae with human neutrophils

RF Rest, WM Shafer - Clinical microbiology reviews, 1989 - Am Soc Microbiol
The hallmark of acute gonococcal urethritis in males is the presence of gram-negative
intracellular diplococci. Not only has this observation served as a diagnostic indication of …

The CGM1a (CEACAM3/CD66d)-mediated phagocytic pathway of Neisseria gonorrhoeae expressing opacity proteins is also the pathway to cell death

T Chen, S Bolland, I Chen, J Parker, M Pantelic… - Journal of Biological …, 2001 - ASBMB
Phagocytosis of Opa+ Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus, GC) by neutrophils is in part
dependent on the interaction of Opa proteins with CGM1a (CEACAM3/CD66d) antigens, a …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae crippled its peptidoglycan fragment permease to facilitate toxic peptidoglycan monomer release

JM Chan, JP Dillard - Journal of bacteriology, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococci) and Neisseria meningitidis (meningococci) are human
pathogens that cause gonorrhea and meningococcal meningitis, respectively. Both N …

Adherence of group A streptococci to human epithelial cells

MA Bartelt, JL Duncan - Infection and Immunity, 1978 - Am Soc Microbiol
The adherence of group A streptococci to epithelial cells was studied by using streptococcal
strains labeled with [3H] uridine or fluorescein isothiocyanate. The ability of the labeled …

[PDF][PDF] Studies on gonococcus infection X. Pili and leukocyte association factor as mediators of interactions between gonococci and eukaryotic cells in vitro

J Swanson, E Sparks, D Young, G King - Infection and immunity, 1975 - Am Soc Microbiol
Studies on Gonococcus Infection Page 1 INFECTION AND IMMUNITY, June 1975, p. 1352-1361
Copyright 0 1975 American Society for Microbiology Vol. 11, No. Printed in USA Studies on …

Human neutrophil response to recombinant neisserial Opa proteins

RJ Belland, T Chen, J Swanson… - Molecular …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
Interactions of human neutrophils with recombinant Escherichia coli expressing gonococcal
outer membrane Opa proteins were examined using chemiluminescent and biological …