FUNCTIONAL DICHOTOMY OF A 20-MERAND 16-MER PEPTIDE DERIVED FROM STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS PROTEIN A: IMPORTANCE OF AMINOACID SEQUENCE

REFERENCES

• Taniguchi T. Cytokine Signaling through Nonreceptor Protein Tyrosine Kinases. Science 1995; 268: 251–255
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ford R.J., Kouttab N.M., Sahasrabundhe G.C., Davis F.M., Mehta S.R. Growth Factor-Mediated Proliferation in B Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas. Blood 1985; 65: 1335–1341
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sinha P., Ghosh A.K., Das T., Sa G., Ray P.K. Protein A of Staphylococcus Aureus Evokes Th1 Type Response in Mice. Immunology Lett. 1999; 67: 157–165
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Goenka S., Das T., Sa G., Ray P.K. Protein A Induces no Production: Involvement of Tyrosine Kinase, Phospholipase C, and Protein Kinase C. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 1998; 250: 425–429
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Singh K.P., Shau H., Gupta R.K., Kopald K., Ray P.K. Protein A Potentiates Lymphokine-activated Killer Cell Induction in Normal and Melanoma Patient Lymphocytes. Immunopharmacol. Immunotoxicol. 1992; 14: 73–103
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dwivedi P.D., Verma A.S., Ray P.K. Induction of Immune Rejection of Tumors by Protein A in Mice Bearing Transplantable Solid Tissue Dalton's Lymphoma Tumors. Immunopharmacol. Immunotoxicol. 1992; 14: 105–128
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ghosh A.K., Sinha P., Das T., Sa G., Ray P.K.S. Aureus Superantigen Protein A Expands CD4(+)/CD8(+)/CD19(+)/CD34(+) Cells in Mice: A Potential Immunorestorer. Biochem. Biophy. Res. Commun. 1999; 256: 142–146
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Unanue E.R., Allen P.M. The Basis for the Immunoregulatory Role of Macrophages and Other Accessory Cells. Science 1987; 236: 551–557
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Allen P.M., Babbitt B.P., Unanue E.R. T-cell Recognition of Lysozyme: The Biochemical Basis of Presentation. Immunol. Rev. 1987; 98: 171–187
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Germain R.N. Immunology. The Ins and Outs of Antigen Processing and Presentation. Nature 1986; 322: 687–689
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Babbitt B.P., Allen P.M., Matsueda G., Haber E., Unanue E.R. Binding of Immunogenic Peptides to la Histocompatibility Molecules. Nature 1985; 317: 359–361
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Buus S., Sette A., Colon S.M., Miles C., Grey H.M. The Relation Between Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Restriction and the Capacity of la to Bind Immunogenic Peptides. Science 1987; 235: 1353–1358
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Margalit H., Spouge J.L., Cornette J.L., Cease K.B., Delisi C., Berzofsky J.A. Prediction of Immunodominant Helper T Cell Antigenic Sites from the Primary Sequence. J. Immunol. 1987; 138: 2213–2229
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rothbard J.B. Ann. Inst. Pasteur. Virol. 1986; 137: 518
   Google Scholar
• Sette A., Buus S., Appella E., Smith J.A., Chesnut R., Miles C., Colon S.M., Grey H.M. Prediction of Major Histocompatibility Complex Binding Regions of Protein Antigens by Sequence Pattern Analysis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 1989; 86: 3296–3300, USA
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Guillet J.G., Hoebeke J., Lengagne R., Tate K., Borras-Herrera F., Strosberg A.D., Borras-Cuesta F.J. Haplotype Specific Homology Scanning Algorithm to Predict T-cell Epitopes from Protein Sequences. Mol. Recognit. 1991; 4: 17–25
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Sengupta J., Sinha P., Mukhopadhyay C., Ray P.K. Molecular Modeling and Experimental Approaches Toward Designing Minimalist Protein having Fc-binding Activity of Staphylococcal Protein A. Biochem. Biophy. Res. Commun. 1999; 256: 6–12
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sinha P., Sengupta J., Ray P.K. Functional Mimicry of Protein A of Staphylococcus Aureus by a Proteolytically Cleaved Fragment. Biochem. Biophy. Res. Commun. 1999; 260: 111–116
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sinha P., Sengupta J., Ray P.K. Identification of a Minimalist Protein of Staphylococcus Aureus Protein A having Immunomodulatory Property, Communicated to Journal of National Cancer Institute 2001
   Google Scholar
• Sinha P., Sengupta J., Ray P.K. A Minimized Fc Binding Peptide from Protein a Induces Immunocyte Proliferation and Evokes TH1-Type Response in Mice. Biochem. Biophy. Res. Commun. 1999; 258: 141–147
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sette A., Adorini L., Colon S.M., Buus S., Grey H.M. Capacity of Intact Proteins to Bind to MHC Class II Molecules. J. Immunol. 1989; 143: 1265–1267
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jensen P.E. Acidification and Disulfide Reduction can be Sufficient to Allow Intact Proteins to Bind Class II MHC. J. Immunol. 1993; 150: 3347–3356
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rudensky A., Yu., Preston-Hurlburt P., al-Ramadi B.K., Rothbard J., Janeway C.A., Jr. Truncation Variants of Peptides Isolated from MHC Class II Molecules Suggest Sequence Motifs. Nature 1992; 359: 429–431
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vignali D.A.A., Urban R.G., Chicz R.M., Strominger J.L., Eur. J. Immunol. 1993; 23: 1602–1607
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nelson C.A., Petzold S.J., Unanue E.R. Peptides Determine the Lifespan of MHC Class II Molecules in the Antigen-Presenting Cell. Nature 1994; 371: 250–252
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brett S.J., Cease K.B., Berzofsky J.A. Influences of Antigen Processing on the Expression of the T Cell Repertoire. Evidence for MHC-specific Hindering Structures on the Products of Processing. J. Exp. Med. 1988; 168: 357–373
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bhayani H., Carbone F.R., Paterson Y. The Activation of Pigeon Cytochrome C-specific T Cell Hybridomas by Antigenic Peptides is Influenced by Non-native Sequences at the Amino Terminus of the Determinant. J. Immunol. 1988; 141: 377–382
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vacchio M.S., Berzofsky J.A., Krzych U., Smith J.A., Hodes R.J., Finnegan A. Sequences Outside a Minimal Immunodominant Site Exert Negative Effects on Recognition by Staphylococcal Nuclease-specific T Cell Clones. J. Immunol. 1989; 143: 2814–2819
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu Z., Williams K.P., Chang H.-H., Smith J.A. Single Amino Acid Substitution Alters T Cell Determinant Selection during Antigen Processing of Staphylococcus Aureus Nuclease. J. Immunol. 1991; 146: 438–443
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Moudgil K.D., Sercarz E.E., Grewal I.S. Modulation of the Immunogenicity of Antigenic Determinants by their Flanking Residues. Immunology Today 1998; 19: 217–220
   PubMedGoogle Scholar