Conserved patterns hidden within group A Streptococcus M protein hypervariability recognize human C4b-binding protein.
Buffalo, C.Z., Bahn-Suh, A.J., Hirakis, S.P., Biswas, T., Amaro, R.E., Nizet, V., Ghosh, P.(2016) Nat Microbiol 1: 16155-16155
- PubMed: 27595425 
- DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.155
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5HYP, 5HYT, 5HYU, 5HZP, 5I0Q - PubMed Abstract: 
No vaccine exists against group A Streptococcus (GAS), a leading cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality. A severe hurdle is the hypervariability of its major antigen, the M protein, with >200 different M types known. Neutralizing antibodies typically recognize M protein hypervariable regions (HVRs) and confer narrow protection ...