Jos P. M. van Putten

Capsule phase variation in <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> serogroup B by slipped‐strand mispairing in the polysialyltransferase gene (<i>siaD</i>): correlation with bacterial invasion and the outbreak of meningococcal disease

Sven Hammerschmidt, Astrid Müller, Hanna Sillmann et al. · Molecular Microbiology · 1996 · 246 citations

Microbial Pathogens, Pathogen Detection, Pathology +18

Binding of syndecan-like cell surface proteoglycan receptors is required for Neisseria gonorrhoeae entry into human mucosal cells.

Jos P. M. van Putten, S M Paul · The EMBO Journal · 1995 · 241 citations

Medical Microbiology, Mucosal Vaccination, Human Mucosal Cells +7

Phase variation of the opacity outer membrane protein controls invasion by Neisseria gonorrhoeae into human epithelial cells.

Sou‐ichi Makino, Jos P. M. van Putten, Thomas F. Meyer · The EMBO Journal · 1991 · 226 citations · Full text

Medical Microbiology, Protein Secretion, Microbial Pathogens +12

Chicken TLR21 Is an Innate CpG DNA Receptor Distinct from Mammalian TLR9

A. Marijke Keestra, Marcel R. de Zoete, Lieneke I. Bouwman et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2010 · 212 citations · Full text

Genetics, Innate Immune System, Immunology +17

Modulation of cell surface sialic acid expression in Neisseria meningitidis via a transposable genetic element.

Sven Hammerschmidt, R Hilse, Jos P. M. van Putten et al. · The EMBO Journal · 1996 · 207 citations · Full text

Medical Microbiology, Transposable Genetic Element, Virulence Factor +9