Peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein (Pal) of Gram-negative bacteria: function, structure, role in pathogenesis and potential application in immunoprophylaxis

R Godlewska, K Wiśniewska, Z Pietras… - FEMS microbiology …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The protein Pal (peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein) is anchored in the outer membrane
(OM) of Gram-negative bacteria and interacts with Tol proteins. Tol–Pal proteins form two …

Meningococcal vaccines: current status and emerging strategies

PC McCarthy, A Sharyan, L Sheikhi Moghaddam - Vaccines, 2018 - mdpi.com
Neisseria meningitidis causes most cases of bacterial meningitis. Meningococcal meningitis
is a public health burden to both developed and developing countries throughout the world …

The β-Barrel Outer Membrane Protein Assembly Complex of Neisseria meningitidis

EB Volokhina, F Beckers, J Tommassen… - Journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
The evolutionarily conserved protein Omp85 is required for outer membrane protein (OMP)
assembly in gram-negative bacteria and in mitochondria. Its Escherichia coli homolog …

Meningococcal protein antigens and vaccines

IM Feavers, M Pizza - Vaccine, 2009 - Elsevier
The development of a comprehensive vaccine against meningococcal disease has been
challenging. Recent developments in molecular genetics have provided both explanations …

Novel approaches to Neisseria meningitidis vaccine design

M Christodoulides, J Heckels - Pathogens and Disease, 2017 - academic.oup.com
A range of vaccines is available for preventing life-threatening diseases caused by infection
with Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus, Men). Capsule polysaccharide (CPS) …

Comparative analysis of the uropathogenic Escherichia coli surface proteome by tandem mass-spectrometry of artificially induced outer membrane vesicles

DJ Wurpel, DG Moriel, M Totsika, DM Easton… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) are the major cause of urinary tract infections. For
successful colonisation of the urinary tract, UPEC employ multiple surface-exposed or …

Identification and Characterization of Novel Immunogenic Proteins of Streptococcus suis Serotype 2

H Geng, L Zhu, Y Yuan, W Zhang, W Li… - Journal of Proteome …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Streptococcus suis, a zoonotic pathogen, caused serious outbreaks in humans with high
mortality rates in the past decade. To develop safer and more effective vaccines, particularly …

Quality-control issues and approaches in vaccine development

B Metz, G Van Den Dobbelsteen… - Expert review of …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The successful development of vaccines is a lengthy process, requiring input from different
expertises, such as research and development, quality control, quality assurance …

Immunogenicity profiling of protein antigens from capsular group B Neisseria meningitidis

AM Awanye, CM Chang, JX Wheeler, H Chan… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Outer membrane vesicle (OMV)-based vaccines have been used to provide strain-specific
protection against capsular group B Neisseria meningitidis infections, but the full breadth of …

Immunogenic compositions for the prevention and treatment of meningococcal disease

GW Zlotnick - US Patent 8,574,597, 2013 - Google Patents
The present invention relates to Neisseria ORF2086 proteins, crossreactive immunogenic
proteins which can be isolated from nesserial strains or prepared recombinantly, including …