Design and evaluation of meningococcal vaccines through structure-based modification of host and pathogen molecules.

Design and evaluation of meningococcal vaccines through structure-based modification of host and pathogen molecules.

Neisseria meningitis remains a leading cause of sepsis and meningitis, and vaccines are required to prevent infections by this important human pathogen. Factor H binding protein (fHbp) is a key antigen that elicits protective immunity against the meningococcus and recruits the host complement regula...

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Main Authors: Steven Johnson, Lionel Tan, Stijn van der Veen, Joseph Caesar, Elena Goicoechea De Jorge, Rachel J Harding, Xilian Bai, Rachel M Exley, Philip N Ward, Nicola Ruivo, Kaushali Trivedi, Elspeth Cumber, Rhian Jones, Luke Newham, David Staunton, Rafael Ufret-Vincenty, Ray Borrow, Matthew C Pickering, Susan M Lea, Christoph M Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3486911?pdf=render

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