Cloning and expression of the Mycobacterium bovis BCG gene for extracellular alpha antigen

Kazuhiro Matsuo, Ryuji Yamaguchi, Atsuko Yamazaki, +2

Journal of Bacteriology

Medical MicrobiologyPulmonary TuberculosisAlpha AntigenPathogenesisBacteriology +10

Cloning and characterization of the gene for immunogenic protein MPB64 of Mycobacterium bovis BCG

Ryuji Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro Matsuo, Atsuko Yamazaki, +4

Infection and Immunity

Pulmonary TuberculosisNatural SciencesPathogenesisBacteriologyImmunology +13

Protective immune responses induced by secretion of a chimeric soluble protein from a recombinant Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin vector candidate vaccine for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in small animals.

Mitsuo Honda, Kazuhiro Matsuo, Tadashi Nakasone, +7

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Small AnimalsHumoral ResponseImmunologyImmunodominanceAntigen Processing +18

Establishment of a foreign antigen secretion system in mycobacteria

Kazuhiro Matsuo, Ryuji Yamaguchi, Akihiro Yamazaki, +6

Infection and Immunity

Pathogenic MicrobiologyMicrobial DiseaseNeurovirologyAlpha AntigenPathogenesis +12

Cloning and expression of the gene for the cross-reactive alpha antigen of Mycobacterium kansasii

Kazuhiro Matsuo, Ryuji Yamaguchi, Atsuko Yamazaki, +3

Infection and Immunity

Molecular Diagnostic TechniquesAmino Acid HomologyPathogenesisBacteriologyImmunology +11

Structural Analysis of Vaccinia Virus DIs Strain: Application as a New Replication-Deficient Viral Vector

Koji Ishii, Yoshiaki Ueda, Kazuhiro Matsuo, +8

Virology

VaccinationVirus StructureViral ReplicationMolecular VirologyPathogenesis +6

Priming-Boosting Vaccination with Recombinant <i>Mycobacterium bovis</i> Bacillus Calmette-Guerin and a Nonreplicating Vaccinia Virus Recombinant Leads to Long-Lasting and Effective Immunity

Yasushi Ami, Yasuyuki Izumi, Kazuhiro Matsuo, +11

Journal of Virology

Complete nucleotide sequence of immunogenic protein MPB70 from<i>Mycobacterium bovis</i>BCG

K Terasaka, Ryuji Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro Matsuo, +3

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Extracellular Protein Mpb70Immunogenic Protein Mpb70BiochemistryNatural SciencesMedicine +11

Cytotoxic T lymphocyte response in mice induced by a recombinant BCG vaccination which produces an extracellular α antigen that fused with the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope immunodominant domain in the V3 loop

Masanori Kameoka, Yoshii Nishino, Kazuhiro Matsuo, +5

Vaccine

Adaptive Immune SystemImmunodeficienciesImmune RegulationImmunologyImmunodominance +14

Cloning and sequencing of the gene for alpha antigen from Mycobacterium avium and mapping of B-cell epitopes

Naoya Ohara, Kazuhiro Matsuo, Ryuji Yamaguchi, +3

Infection and Immunity

HistocompatibilityMedical MicrobiologyPulmonary TuberculosisAlpha AntigenPathogenesis +13