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Surface Protein Variation

Surface Protein Variation is an immune evasion strategy characterized by the pathogen's ability to alter the antigenic properties of its surface proteins through genetic or epigenetic mechanisms, thereby enabling escape from host immune recognition and response.

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Splicing choice from ten variant exons establishes CD44 variability

Cornelia Tölg, Martin Hofmann‐Apitius, Peter Herrlich et al. · Nucleic Acids Research · 1993 · 285 citations · Full text

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Structural and Genomic Correlates of Hyperthermostability

Christian Cambillau, Jean‐Michel Claverie · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2000 · 276 citations · Full text

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A Legionella pneumophila gene encoding a species-specific surface protein potentiates initiation of intracellular infection

Nicholas P. Cianciotto, Barry I. Eisenstein, Christopher H. Mody et al. · Infection and Immunity · 1989 · 235 citations · Full text

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Genetic variation in Staphylococcus aureus surface and immune evasion genes is lineage associated: implications for vaccine design and host-pathogen interactions

Alex J. McCarthy, Jodi A. Lindsay · BMC Microbiology · 2010 · 234 citations · Full text

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Deviation from the universal code shown by the gene for surface protein 51A in Paramecium

John R. Preer, Louise B. Preer, B. M. Rudman et al. · Nature · 1985 · 223 citations

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Authors

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  1. GH
    Guy H. Palmer

    Washington State University, United States

    6 publications · 491 citations

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  2. AF
    Anthony F. Barbet

    University of Florida, United States

    5 publications · 466 citations

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  3. AG
    Alan G. Barbour

    University of California, Irvine, United States

    5 publications · 503 citations

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  4. RR
    Renate Rosengarten

    University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria

    4 publications · 214 citations

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  5. TF
    Terry F. McElwain

    Washington State University, United States

    4 publications · 354 citations

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Institutions

365

  1. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    Bethesda, United States

    9 h-index

    22 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    7 h-index

    32 publications

    2.9K citations

  4. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    687 citations

  5. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

    Tehran, Iran

    4 h-index

    22 publications

    466 citations

  6. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    4 h-index

    23 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center

    San Antonio, United States

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    1K citations

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Venues

  1. Infection and Immunity

    IAI · 25 publications · 2K citations

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  2. Journal of Virology

    JVI · 6 publications · 447 citations

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  3. Scientific Reports

    6 publications · 151 citations

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  4. The Journal of Infectious Diseases

    JID · 6 publications · 303 citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    6 publications · 305 citations

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