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Identification of Vaccine Candidates Against Serogroup B Meningococcus by Whole-Genome Sequencing
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Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of bacterial septicemia and meningitis . Sequence variation of surface-exposed proteins and cross-reactivity of the serogroup B capsular polysaccharide with human tissues have hampered efforts to develop a successful vaccine. To overcome these obstacles, the entire genome sequence of a virulent serogroup B strain (MC58) was used to identify vaccine candidates. A total of 350 candidate antigens were expressed in Escherichia coli , purified, and used to immunize mice. The sera allowed the identification of proteins that are surface exposed, that are conserved in sequence across a range of strains, and that induce a bactericidal antibody response, a property known to correlate with vaccine efficacy in humans.
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- Pizza, M., Scarlato, V., Masignani, V., Giuliani, M. M., Aricò, B., Comanducci, M., Jennings, G. T., Baldi, L., Bartolini, E., Capecchi, B., Galeotti, C. L., Luzzi, E., Manetti, R., Marchetti, E., Mora, M., Nuti, S., Ratti, G., Santini, L., Savino, S., Scarselli, M., Storni, E., Zuo, P., Broeker, M., Hundt, E., Knapp, B., Blair, E., Mason, T., Tettelin, H., Hood, D. W., Jeffries, A. C., Saunders, N. J., Granoff, D. M., Venter, J. C., Moxon, E. R., Grandi, G., & Rappuoli, R.
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- 2000-03-10
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- 287
- Issue
- 5459
- Pages
- 1816-1820
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- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
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- W2124672930
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- 1,399
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- 1
- FWCI
- 45.07
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Pizza, M., Scarlato, V., Masignani, V., Giuliani, M. M., Aricò, B., Comanducci, M., Jennings, G. T., Baldi, L., Bartolini, E., Capecchi, B., Galeotti, C. L., Luzzi, E., Manetti, R., Marchetti, E., Mora, M., Nuti, S., Ratti, G., Santini, L., Savino, S., . . . Rappuoli, R. (2000). Identification of Vaccine Candidates Against Serogroup B Meningococcus by Whole-Genome Sequencing. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.287.5459.1816
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