Pilus Antigen Variation is a molecular mechanism of antigenic variation whereby pathogenic microorganisms reversibly alter the expression or structure of pilus-associated surface proteins through genetic recombination or regulatory switching to evade host immune responses.
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Pilus Antigenic Variation
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Intragenic recombination leads to pilus antigenic variation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Per Hagblom, Ellyn D. Segal, E. Billyard et al. · Nature · 1985 · 347 citations
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States
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Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
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55 publications
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Southampton General Hospital
Southampton, United Kingdom
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909 citations
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Bethesda, United States
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21 publications
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Max Planck Institute for Biology
Tübingen, Germany
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Novartis (Italy)
Milan, Italy
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Rockefeller University
New York, United States
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Imperial College London
London, United Kingdom
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- Infection and Immunity
IAI · 21 publications · 938 citations
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- Molecular Microbiology
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- Journal of Bacteriology
JB · 15 publications · 552 citations
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- Microbiology
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- The Journal of Experimental Medicine
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