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Description

Protein A is a 56 kDa MSCRAMM surface protein originally found in the cell wall of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus.

As a pathogen Staphylococcus aureus utilizes Protein A, along with a host of other proteins and surface factors to aid its survival and, thus, virulence. Protein A helps inhibit phagocytic engulfment and acts as an immunological disguise. Mutants of S. aureus lacking protein A are more efficiently phagocytosed in vitro, and mutants in infection models have diminished virulence. Higher levels of Protein A in different strains of S. aureus have been associated with nasal carriage of this bacteria. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Protein A

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Staphylococcus protein A spa gene
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2013-01-03
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Spa gene

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 葡萄球菌蛋白 A (spa) 基因
Synonyms: 葡萄球菌蛋白 A 基因;SPA 基因
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Gen de proteína A de Staphylococcus (spa)
it-IT Italian (Italy) Staphylococcus proteina A, gene (spa)
Synonyms: Gene (spa) proteina A dello stafilococco
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Staphylococcus protein A (spa) geni
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Staphylococcus протеин A (spa) ген
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Staphylococcus proteïne A-(Spa)-gen
Synonyms: Staphylococcus proteïne A (spa) gen