Published in Infect Immun on May 16, 2011
ThANKs for the repeat: Intracellular pathogens exploit a common eukaryotic domain. Cell Logist (2011) 1.06
TolC-dependent secretion of an ankyrin repeat-containing protein of Rickettsia typhi. J Bacteriol (2012) 0.94
Identification of Anaplasma marginale type IV secretion system effector proteins. PLoS One (2011) 0.88
Global transcriptional analysis reveals surface remodeling of Anaplasma marginale in the tick vector. Parasit Vectors (2014) 0.80
The role of CD8 T lymphocytes in rickettsial infections. Semin Immunopathol (2015) 0.77
SMART, a simple modular architecture research tool: identification of signaling domains. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1998) 36.83
The ankyrin repeat as molecular architecture for protein recognition. Protein Sci (2004) 5.07
Comparative genomics of emerging human ehrlichiosis agents. PLoS Genet (2006) 4.23
Complete genome sequencing of Anaplasma marginale reveals that the surface is skewed to two superfamilies of outer membrane proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 2.90
Anaplasma phagocytophilum AnkA secreted by type IV secretion system is tyrosine phosphorylated by Abl-1 to facilitate infection. Cell Microbiol (2007) 2.09
Expression of major surface protein 2 antigenic variants during acute Anaplasma marginale rickettsemia. Infect Immun (1996) 2.02
The Anaplasma marginale msp5 gene encodes a 19-kilodalton protein conserved in all recognized Anaplasma species. Infect Immun (1992) 1.89
Anaplasma phagocytophilum AnkA binds to granulocyte DNA and nuclear proteins. Cell Microbiol (2004) 1.87
Antibody against an Anaplasma marginale MSP5 epitope common to tick and erythrocyte stages identifies persistently infected cattle. J Clin Microbiol (1996) 1.85
The genome of the heartwater agent Ehrlichia ruminantium contains multiple tandem repeats of actively variable copy number. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2005) 1.72
Transmission of Anaplasma marginale by Boophilus microplus: retention of vector competence in the absence of vector-pathogen interaction. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.66
Identification of novel antigenic proteins in a complex Anaplasma marginale outer membrane immunogen by mass spectrometry and genomic mapping. Infect Immun (2005) 1.57
Distinct host species correlate with Anaplasma phagocytophilum ankA gene clusters. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.52
Silencing of host cell CYBB gene expression by the nuclear effector AnkA of the intracellular pathogen Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Infect Immun (2009) 1.51
Molecular and biological characterization of a newly isolated Anaplasma marginale strain. J Vet Diagn Invest (1994) 1.45
Whole genome transcription profiling of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in human and tick host cells by tiling array analysis. BMC Genomics (2008) 1.45
Composition of the surface proteome of Anaplasma marginale and its role in protective immunity induced by outer membrane immunization. Infect Immun (2008) 1.43
Differential expression and sequence conservation of the Anaplasma marginale msp2 gene superfamily outer membrane proteins. Infect Immun (2006) 1.39
Ankyrin repeat domain-encoding genes in the wPip strain of Wolbachia from the Culex pipiens group. BMC Biol (2007) 1.38
Identification of midgut and salivary glands as specific and distinct barriers to efficient tick-borne transmission of Anaplasma marginale. Infect Immun (2007) 1.37
Conservation in the face of diversity: multistrain analysis of an intracellular bacterium. BMC Genomics (2009) 1.34
Nuclear translocated Ehrlichia chaffeensis ankyrin protein interacts with a specific adenine-rich motif of host promoter and intronic Alu elements. Infect Immun (2009) 1.32
The genome of the obligately intracellular bacterium Ehrlichia canis reveals themes of complex membrane structure and immune evasion strategies. J Bacteriol (2006) 1.28
Epigenetic silencing of host cell defense genes enhances intracellular survival of the rickettsial pathogen Anaplasma phagocytophilum. PLoS Pathog (2009) 1.28
Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia chaffeensis type IV secretion and Ank proteins. Curr Opin Microbiol (2010) 1.23
Comparative genomic analysis of three strains of Ehrlichia ruminantium reveals an active process of genome size plasticity. J Bacteriol (2006) 1.23
Complete genome sequence of Anaplasma marginale subsp. centrale. J Bacteriol (2010) 1.11
Total, membrane, and immunogenic proteomes of macrophage- and tick cell-derived Ehrlichia chaffeensis evaluated by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and MALDI-TOF methods. Infect Immun (2008) 1.07
Quantitative differences in salivary pathogen load during tick transmission underlie strain-specific variation in transmission efficiency of Anaplasma marginale. Infect Immun (2008) 1.07
Identification of Anaplasma marginale proteins specifically upregulated during colonization of the tick vector. Infect Immun (2010) 0.95
Differential expression of the msp1alpha gene of Anaplasma marginale occurs in bovine erythrocytes and tick cells. Vet Microbiol (2004) 0.89
DksA: a critical component of the transcription initiation machinery that potentiates the regulation of rRNA promoters by ppGpp and the initiating NTP. Cell (2004) 3.89
Complete genome sequencing of Anaplasma marginale reveals that the surface is skewed to two superfamilies of outer membrane proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 2.90
Control of rRNA expression by small molecules is dynamic and nonredundant. Mol Cell (2003) 2.21
Antigenic variation of Anaplasma marginale msp2 occurs by combinatorial gene conversion. Mol Microbiol (2002) 2.08
The genome of the heartwater agent Ehrlichia ruminantium contains multiple tandem repeats of actively variable copy number. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2005) 1.72
Polymorphisms in the prion precursor functional gene but not the pseudogene are associated with susceptibility to chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer. J Gen Virol (2004) 1.71
Superinfection as a driver of genomic diversification in antigenically variant pathogens. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 1.69
Transmission of Anaplasma marginale by Boophilus microplus: retention of vector competence in the absence of vector-pathogen interaction. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.66
Identification of novel antigenic proteins in a complex Anaplasma marginale outer membrane immunogen by mass spectrometry and genomic mapping. Infect Immun (2005) 1.57
Structural basis for segmental gene conversion in generation of Anaplasma marginale outer membrane protein variants. Mol Microbiol (2005) 1.50
Discovery of a novel, monocationic, small-molecule inhibitor of scrapie prion accumulation in cultured sheep microglia and Rov cells. PLoS One (2012) 1.45
Distinctly different msp2 pseudogene repertoires in Anaplasma marginale strains that are capable of superinfection. Gene (2005) 1.44
Composition of the surface proteome of Anaplasma marginale and its role in protective immunity induced by outer membrane immunization. Infect Immun (2008) 1.43
Differential expression and sequence conservation of the Anaplasma marginale msp2 gene superfamily outer membrane proteins. Infect Immun (2006) 1.39
Cdc14 inhibits transcription by RNA polymerase I during anaphase. Nature (2009) 1.38
An intersubunit contact stimulating transcription initiation by E coli RNA polymerase: interaction of the alpha C-terminal domain and sigma region 4. Genes Dev (2003) 1.38
Identification of midgut and salivary glands as specific and distinct barriers to efficient tick-borne transmission of Anaplasma marginale. Infect Immun (2007) 1.37
Conservation of a gene conversion mechanism in two distantly related paralogues of Anaplasma marginale. Mol Microbiol (2003) 1.36
Conservation in the face of diversity: multistrain analysis of an intracellular bacterium. BMC Genomics (2009) 1.34
Specific expression of Anaplasma marginale major surface protein 2 salivary gland variants occurs in the midgut and is an early event during tick transmission. Infect Immun (2002) 1.30
Simultaneous variation of the immunodominant outer membrane proteins, MSP2 and MSP3, during anaplasma marginale persistence in vivo. Infect Immun (2003) 1.30
Relative efficiency of biological transmission of Anaplasma marginale (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) by Dermacentor andersoni (Acari: Ixodidae) compared with mechanical transmission by Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae). J Med Entomol (2005) 1.29
Gene conversion is a convergent strategy for pathogen antigenic variation. Trends Parasitol (2007) 1.26
Expression of Anaplasma marginale major surface protein 2 operon-associated proteins during mammalian and arthropod infection. Infect Immun (2002) 1.25
Rapid and long-term disappearance of CD4+ T lymphocyte responses specific for Anaplasma marginale major surface protein-2 (MSP2) in MSP2 vaccinates following challenge with live A. marginale. J Immunol (2005) 1.21
Expression of equi merozoite antigen 2 during development of Babesia equi in the midgut and salivary gland of the vector tick Boophilus microplus. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.20
Phylogenomics reveals a diverse Rickettsiales type IV secretion system. Infect Immun (2010) 1.17
Stochastic transmission of multiple genotypically distinct Anaplasma marginale strains in a herd with high prevalence of Anaplasma infection. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 1.17
Immunogenicity of Anaplasma marginale type IV secretion system proteins in a protective outer membrane vaccine. Infect Immun (2007) 1.17
The Paf1 complex is required for efficient transcription elongation by RNA polymerase I. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 1.16
Conservation of transmission phenotype of Anaplasma marginale (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) strains among Dermacentor and Rhipicephalus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae). J Med Entomol (2007) 1.16
Identification of functional promoters in the msp2 expression loci of Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Gene (2005) 1.14
Variation among geographically separated populations of Dermacentor andersoni (Acari: Ixodidae) in midgut susceptibility to Anaplasma marginale (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae). J Med Entomol (2005) 1.14
Complete genome sequence of Anaplasma marginale subsp. centrale. J Bacteriol (2010) 1.11
The RNA polymerase-associated factor 1 complex (Paf1C) directly increases the elongation rate of RNA polymerase I and is required for efficient regulation of rRNA synthesis. J Biol Chem (2010) 1.09
Quantitative differences in salivary pathogen load during tick transmission underlie strain-specific variation in transmission efficiency of Anaplasma marginale. Infect Immun (2008) 1.07
The Babesia bovis merozoite surface antigen 2 locus contains four tandemly arranged and expressed genes encoding immunologically distinct proteins. Infect Immun (2002) 1.07
Persistently infected horses are reservoirs for intrastadial tick-borne transmission of the apicomplexan parasite Babesia equi. Infect Immun (2008) 1.07
Carriage of stx2a differentiates clinical and bovine-biased strains of Escherichia coli O157. PLoS One (2012) 1.06
Persistently infected calves as reservoirs for acquisition and transovarial transmission of Babesia bovis by Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.06
Anaplasma marginale major surface protein 2 CD4+-T-cell epitopes are evenly distributed in conserved and hypervariable regions (HVR), whereas linear B-cell epitopes are predominantly located in the HVR. Infect Immun (2004) 1.06
Merozoite surface antigen 2 proteins of Babesia bovis vaccine breakthrough isolates contain a unique hypervariable region composed of degenerate repeats. Infect Immun (2005) 1.05
Babesia bovis merozoite surface antigen 1 and rhoptry-associated protein 1 are expressed in sporozoites, and specific antibodies inhibit sporozoite attachment to erythrocytes. Infect Immun (2002) 1.05
Identification of pulmonary T-lymphocyte and serum antibody isotype responses associated with protection against Rhodococcus equi. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol (2002) 1.04
Anaplasma marginale type IV secretion system proteins VirB2, VirB7, VirB11, and VirD4 are immunogenic components of a protective bacterial membrane vaccine. Infect Immun (2010) 1.04
Independence of Anaplasma marginale strains with high and low transmission efficiencies in the tick vector following simultaneous acquisition by feeding on a superinfected mammalian reservoir host. Infect Immun (2009) 1.03
Neospora caninum-infected cattle develop parasite-specific CD4+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Infect Immun (2003) 1.03
Babesia bovis merozoite surface antigen 2 proteins are expressed on the merozoite and sporozoite surface, and specific antibodies inhibit attachment and invasion of erythrocytes. Infect Immun (2002) 1.02
Transovarial transmission efficiency of Babesia bovis tick stages acquired by Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus during acute infection. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.01
Ability of the vector tick Boophilus microplus to acquire and transmit Babesia equi following feeding on chronically infected horses with low-level parasitemia. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.01
Transformation of Anaplasma marginale. Vet Parasitol (2009) 1.01
Sequence variation and immunologic cross-reactivity among Babesia bovis merozoite surface antigen 1 proteins from vaccine strains and vaccine breakthrough isolates. Infect Immun (2005) 1.01
PrPSc accumulation in fetal cotyledons of scrapie-resistant lambs is influenced by fetus location in the uterus. J Gen Virol (2006) 1.00
Expansion of variant diversity associated with a high prevalence of pathogen strain superinfection under conditions of natural transmission. Infect Immun (2012) 1.00
High-throughput identification of T-lymphocyte antigens from Anaplasma marginale expressed using in vitro transcription and translation. J Immunol Methods (2008) 0.99
Coxiella burnetii infection of a Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) found in Washington State. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 0.98
Silencing of a putative immunophilin gene in the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus increases the infection rate of Babesia bovis in larval progeny. Parasit Vectors (2009) 0.98
Peripheral ovine progressive pneumonia provirus levels correlate with and predict histological tissue lesion severity in naturally infected sheep. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2009) 0.98
Identification of Anaplasma marginale outer membrane protein antigens conserved between A. marginale sensu stricto strains and the live A. marginale subsp. centrale vaccine. Infect Immun (2010) 0.98
Comparative genomic analysis and phylogenetic position of Theileria equi. BMC Genomics (2012) 0.97
Generation of antigenic variants via gene conversion: Evidence for recombination fitness selection at the locus level in Anaplasma marginale. Infect Immun (2009) 0.97
Characterization of a major outer membrane protein multigene family in Ehrlichia ruminantium. Gene (2004) 0.96
CpG ODN 2006 and IL-12 are comparable for priming Th1 lymphocyte and IgG responses in cattle immunized with a rickettsial outer membrane protein in alum. Vaccine (2003) 0.96
Babesia bovis: a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of plastid-encoded genes supports green algal origin of apicoplasts. Exp Parasitol (2009) 0.96
Sparse PrP(Sc) accumulation in the placentas of goats with naturally acquired scrapie. BMC Vet Res (2011) 0.95
Identification of Anaplasma marginale proteins specifically upregulated during colonization of the tick vector. Infect Immun (2010) 0.95
Tick-borne transmission of two genetically distinct Anaplasma marginale strains following superinfection of the mammalian reservoir host. Infect Immun (2008) 0.95