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Analysis of a novel prophage-encoded group A Streptococcus extracellular phospholipase A(2).
The Journal of biological chemistry - 29 Oct 2004
Nagiec Michal J, Lei Benfang, Parker Sarah K, Vasil Michael L, Matsumoto Masakado, Ireland Robin M, Beres Stephen B, Hoe Nancy P, Musser James M
Abstract excerpt
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is an important human pathogen that causes many types of infections, including pharyngitis and severe invasive diseases. We recently sequenced the genome of a serotype M3 strain and identified a prophage-encoded secreted phospholipase A(2) designated SlaA. To study SlaA structure-activity relationships, 20 site-specific mutants were constructed by alanine-replacement mutagenesis and...
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