Selected Publications

Meningococcal Research Laboratory
Moe, G. R., & Kaiser, E. T. (1985) "Design, synthesis, and characterization of a model peptide having potent calcitonin-like activity: Implications for calcitonin structure/activity," Biochemistry 24, 1971-1976.

Moe, G. R., Bollag, G. E., & Koshland, D. E. Jr. (1989) "Transmembrane signaling by a chimera of the Escherichia coli aspartate receptor and the human insulin receptor," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86, 5683-5687.

Sieber, V. & Moe, G. R., "Interactions contributing to the formation of a b-hairpin-like structure in a small peptide," Biochemistry 35, 181-188. <abstract>

Butcher, D. J.& Moe, G. R., (1996) "Role of hydrophobic interactions and desolvation in determining the conformation of a model ab peptide," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 93, 1135-1140.<abstract>

Butcher, D. J., Nedved, M. L., Neiss, T. G. & Moe, G. R., (1996) "The proline pipe helix: Structure of the proline-repeat of Tus determined by 1H-NMR," Biochemistry 35, 698-703. <abstract>

Granoff, D. M., Bartoloni, A., Ricci, S., Gallo, E., Rosa, D., Ravenscroft, N., Guarnieri, V., Seid, R., Shan, A., Usinger, W., Tan, S., McHugh, Y. E., and Moe, G. R., (1998) "Bactericidal monoclonal antibodies that define unique meningococcal B polysaccharide epitopes that do not cross-react with human polysialic acid," J. Immunol. 160, 5028-5036.<abstract>

Moe, G. R., Tan, S., and Granoff, D. M. (1999) "Differences in surface expression of NspA among Neisseria meningitidisgroup B strains," Infect. Immun., 67, 5664-5675.
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Moe, G. R., Tan, S., and Granoff, D. M. (1999) "Molecular mimetics of polysaccharide epitopes as vaccine candidates for prevention of Nesseria meningitidis serogroup B disease," FEMS Immunol. Med. Micro., 26, 209-226.
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Moe, G. R., P. Zuno-Mitchell, P., Lee, S. S., Lucas, A. H., and Granoff, D. M. (2001) "Functional activity of anti-Neisserial surface protein A monoclonal antibodies against strains of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B," Infect. Immun. 69, 3762-3771. <abstract>

Granoff, D. M., Moe, G. R., Giuliani, M. M., Adu-Bobie, J., Santini, L., Brunelli, B., Piccinetti, F., Zuno-Mitchell, P., Lee, S. S., Neri, P., Bracci, L., Lozzi, L. & Rappuoli, R. (2001) "A novel mimetic antigen eliciting protective antibody to Neisseria meningitidis." J. Immunol. 167, 6487-6496. <abstract>

Moe, G. R. & Granoff, D. M. (2001) “Molecular Mimetics of Nesseria meningitidis Serogroup B Polysaccharide,” Int. Rev. Immunol., 20, 201-220. <abstract>

Moe, G. R., Zuno-Mithchell, P., Hammond, S. N., Granoff, D. M. (2002) “Sequential immunization with vesicles prepared from heterologous Neisseria meningitidis strains elicits broadly protective serum antibodies to group B strains.” Infect. Immun. 70: 6021-6031. <abstract>

Welsch, J. A., Moe, G. R., Rossi, R., Adu-Bobie, J., Rappouli, R., Granoff, D. M. (2003) “Antibody to GNA2132, a Neisseria meningitidis candidate vaccine, confers protection against bacteremia in the absence of complement-mediated bactericidal activity,” J. Infect Dis. 88:1730-40. <abstract>

Hou, V.C., Moe, G.R., Raad, Z., Wuorimaa, T., and Granoff, D. M. (2003) “Conformational Epitopes Recognized by Protective Anti-Neisserial Surface Protein A Antibodies,” Infect. Immun., 71:6844-9. <abstract>

Moe, GR, Dave, A, and Granoff, DM, (2005) Epitopes recognized by a non-autoreactive murine anti-N-propionyl meningococcal group B polysaccharide monoclonal antibody. Infect. Immun., 73:2123-38 <abstract>

Moe, GR, Dave, A, and Granoff, DM, (2006) Molecular analysis of anti-N-propionyl Neisseria meningitidis group B polysaccharide monoclonal antibodies. Molecular Immunol, 43:1424-31 <abstract>

Patents

Kaiser, E. T. and Moe, G. R., Novel peptide hormones with calcitonin-like activity, U.S. patent No. 4,663,309

Granoff, D. M. and Moe, G. R., Antibodies that define unique meningococcal B epitopes and vaccine compositions. U.S. patent No. 6,048,527

Granoff, D. M. and Moe, G. R., Molecular mimetics of meningococcal B epitopes. U.S. patent No. 6,030,619

Updated: May 4, 2007