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List of works by Martin J McGavin

Activation of the SspA serine protease zymogen of Staphylococcus aureus proceeds through unique variations of a trypsinogen-like mechanism and is dependent on both autocatalytic and metalloprotease-specific processing.

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Adhesion and virulence properties of epidemic Canadian methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain 1: identification of novel adhesion functions associated with plasmin-sensitive surface protein.

scientific article published on 29 March 2002

Antigenic nature of the chloride-stimulated cellobiosidase and other cellulases of Fibrobacter succinogenes subsp. succinogenes S85 and related fresh isolates

scientific article published on May 1, 1990

Catalytic and substrate-binding domains of endoglucanase 2 from Bacteroides succinogenes

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Characteristics of the endoglucanase encoded by a cel gene from Bacteroides succinogenes expressed in Escherichia coli.

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Colonization with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in children with atopic dermatitis: a cross-sectional study.

scientific article published in June 2011

Comparison of Staphopain A (ScpA) and B (SspB) precursor activation mechanisms reveals unique secretion kinetics of proSspB (Staphopain B), and a different interaction with its cognate Staphostatin, SspC.

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DNA Binding and Sensor Specificity of FarR, a Novel TetR Family Regulator Required for Induction of the Fatty Acid Efflux Pump FarE in Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article published on 11 January 2019

Global analysis of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus exoproteins reveals molecules produced in vitro and during infection

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Identification of a novel maturation mechanism and restricted substrate specificity for the SspB cysteine protease of Staphylococcus aureus.

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Identification of major clonal complexes and toxin producing strains among Staphylococcus aureus associated with atopic dermatitis

scientific article published on 18 November 2010

Impact of accessory gene regulator (agr) dysfunction on vancomycin pharmacodynamics among Canadian community and health-care associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

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Inducible Expression of a Resistance-Nodulation-Division-Type Efflux Pump in Staphylococcus aureus Provides Resistance to Linoleic and Arachidonic Acids.

scientific article published on 23 March 2015

Induction of the staphylococcal proteolytic cascade by antimicrobial fatty acids in community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Interaction of Staphylococcus aureus fibronectin-binding protein with fibronectin: affinity, stoichiometry, and modular requirements.

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Interactions of bacteria with extracellular matrix proteins.

scientific article published on December 1990

MSCRAMM-mediated adherence of microorganisms to host tissues.

scientific article published on January 1994

Molecular analysis of the accessory gene regulator (agr) locus and balance of virulence factor expression in epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article published on 01 March 2000

Molecular differentiation of historic phage-type 80/81 and contemporary epidemic Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article published on 24 October 2011

Rapid autocatalytic activation of the M4 metalloprotease aureolysin is controlled by a conserved N-terminal fungalysin-thermolysin-propeptide domain.

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Regulation and distribution of Fibrobacter succinogenes subsp. succinogenes S85 endoglucanases.

scientific article published on May 1990

Role of lipase from community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain USA300 in hydrolyzing triglycerides into growth-inhibitory free fatty acids

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Staphylococcus aureus Uses the GraXRS Regulatory System To Sense and Adapt to the Acidified Phagolysosome in Macrophages

scientific article published on 17 July 2018

Staphylococcus aureus keratinocyte invasion is mediated by integrin-linked kinase and Rac1.

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Staphylococcus δ-toxin induces allergic skin disease by activating mast cells

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Structure of the cel-3 gene from Fibrobacter succinogenes S85 and characteristics of the encoded gene product, endoglucanase 3.

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Synthetic peptide immunogens elicit polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies specific for linear epitopes in the D motifs of Staphylococcus aureus fibronectin-binding protein, which are composed of amino acids that are essential for fibronectin binding.

scientific article published on March 2000

Two different genes coding for fibronectin-binding proteins from Streptococcus dysgalactiae. The complete nucleotide sequences and characterization of the binding domains.

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