Browsing by Author "Hook, Magnus"

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    • Fibronectin binding protein compositions and methods of use 
      Hook, Magnus; Patti, Joseph M.; House-pompeo, Karen L.; Speziale, Pietro; Joh, Danny; Mcgavin, Martin J. (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2006-10-31)
      Disclosed are antibodies that block the binding of fibronectin protein to fibronectin. Also disclosed are site specifically-mutated and truncated peptide epitopes derived from the fnbA and fnbB genes of Staphylococcus ...
    • Functional Characterization of NLRC5 and DDX46 in the Regulation of Innate Immune Responses 
      Tong, Yanzheng (2014-04-10)
      The NOD-like receptor protein NLRC5 inhibits TLR-induced NF-ҡB and viral infection-mediated type I interferon signaling in vitro. In the first project, we generated NLRC5 knockout mice to characterize the regulatory function ...
    • Method of preventing T cell-mediated responses by the use of the major histocompatibility complex class II analog protein (map protein) from Staphylococcus aureus 
      Brown, Eric; Lee, Lawrence; Hook, Magnus (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2006-12-26)
      A method of immunomodulating the T cell response in Staphylococcal bacteria is provided wherein an effective amount of the Map protein from Staphylococcus aureus is administered to a host to prevent or suppress the T cell ...
    • MHC II analog from Staphylococcus aureus 
      Hook, Magnus; Jonsson, Klas; Patti, Joseph M.; Gurusiddappa, Sivashankarappa (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1997-07-15)
      Staphylococcus aureus can bind a number of different extracellular matrix proteins. Recent studies have shown that one particular Staphylococcus protein has the capacity of binding several different matrix proteins. The ...
    • Molecular and Functional Identification of Two Mucin Secretory Pathways 
      Jaramillo Hernandez, Ana Maria (2018-10-29)
      In airways, secreted mucins absorb large volumes of water to form viscoelastic mucus, which is then propelled proximally by ciliary beating and swallowed. Mucins are secreted both at a low baseline rate and a high ...
    • Monoclonal antibodies recognizing a coagulase-negative staphylococcal protein 
      Patti, Joseph M.; Hutchins, Jeff T.; Hall, Andrea; Santos, Linda; Bowden, Maria; Hook, Magnus (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2013-07-02)
      Monoclonal antibodies which can bind to the SdrF protein of Staphylococcus epidermidis are provided which can be useful in the treatment and protection against infection from staphylococcal bacteria such as Staphylococcus ...
    • Multicomponent vaccines 
      Patti, Joseph M.; Foster, Timothy J.; Hook, Magnus (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2010-02-23)
      Multicomponent vaccines are provided which aid in the prevention and treatment of staphylococcal infections and which include certain selected combinations of bacterial binding proteins or fragments thereof, or antibodies ...
    • Multicomponent vaccines 
      Patti, Joseph M.; Foster, Timothy J.; Hook, Magnus (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2004-03-09)
      Multicomponent vaccines are provided which aid in the prevention and treatment of staphylococcal infections and which include certain selected combinations of bacterial binding proteins or fragments thereof, or antibodies ...
    • Multicomponent vaccines 
      Patti, Joseph M.; Foster, Timothy J.; Hook, Magnus (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2011-09-13)
      Multicomponent vaccines are provided which aid in the prevention and treatment of staphylococcal infections and which include certain selected combinations of bacterial binding proteins or fragments thereof, or antibodies ...
    • A Novel MSCRAMM Subfamily in Coagulase Negative Staphylococcal Species 
      Arora, Srishtee; Uhlemann, Anne-Catrin; Lowy, Franklin; Hook, Magnus (Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016)
    • Prokaryotic collagen-like proteins and uses thereof 
      Hook, Magnus; Lukomski, Slawomir; Xu, Yi (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2009-06-09)
      The present invention provides recombinant triple helical proteins or collagen-like proteins comprising a prokaryotic protein or one or more domains of a prokaryotic protein comprising a collagen-like peptide sequence of ...
    • Prokaryotic collagen-like proteins and uses thereof 
      Hook, Magnus; Lukomski, Slawomir; Xu, Yi (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2005-10-11)
      The present invention provides recombinant triple helical proteins or collagen-like proteins comprising a prokaryotic protein or one or more domains of a prokaryotic protein comprising a collagen-like peptide sequence of ...
    • Prokaryotic collagen-like proteins and uses thereof 
      Hook, Magnus; Lukomski, Slawomir; Xu, Yi (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2007-07-03)
      The present invention provides recombinant triple helical proteins or collagen-like proteins comprising a prokaryotic protein or one or more domains of a prokaryotic protein comprising a collagen-like peptide sequence of ...
    • Prokaryotic collagen-like proteins and uses thereof 
      Hook, Magnus; Lukomski, Slawomir; Xu, Yi (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2010-04-20)
      The present invention provides recombinant triple helical proteins or collagen-like proteins comprising a prokaryotic protein or one or more domains of a prokaryotic protein comprising a collagen-like peptide sequence of ...
    • The Regulation of Growth Factor Signaling in Drosophila Development and Disease 
      Lindner, Jonathan Ryan (2012-02-14)
      Developmental signaling pathways have many diverse roles throughout the life of an organism. The proper regulation of these pathways is essential for normal development, and misregulation can lead to diseases such as cancer. ...
    • S. epidermidis Cell Wall Anchored Proteins Located in Composite SCCmec Islands 
      Arora, Srishtee (2017-12-01)
      Pathogenic bacteria improve their fitness, pathogenicity and virulence by acquisition of mobile genetic elements (MGE). These MGE carry genes for antibiotic resistance, toxins, virulence factors, etc. Staphylococcus ...
    • Specific binding sites in collagen for integrins and use thereof 
      Xu, Xuejun; Hook, Magnus; Kim, Jiyeun (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2009-04-07)
      The present invention identified a high affinity binding sequence in collagen type III for the collagen-binding integrin I domains. Provided herein are the methods used to characterize the sequence, the peptides comprising ...
    • Specific binding sites in collagen for integrins and use thereof 
      Hook, Magnus; Xu, Xuejun; Kim, Jiyeun (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2019-07-23)
      The present invention identified a high affinity binding sequence in collagen type III for the collagen-binding integrin I domains. Provided herein are the methods used to characterize the sequence, the peptides comprising ...
    • Specific binding sites in collagen for integrins and use thereof 
      Hook, Magnus; Xu, Xuejun; Kim, Jiyeun (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2012-08-28)
      The present invention identified a high affinity binding sequence in collagen type III for the collagen-binding integrin I domains. Provided herein are the methods used to characterize the sequence, the peptides comprising ...
    • Staphylococcal immunotherapeutics via donor selection and donor stimulation 
      Patti, Joseph M.; Foster, Timothy J.; Hook, Magnus (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2004-02-17)
      A method and composition for the passive immunization of patients infected with or susceptible to infection from Staphylococcus bacteria such as S. aureus and S. epidermidis infection is provided that includes the selection ...