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'''Outer Surface Protein A (OspA)''' is a major [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoprotein lipoprotein] on the ''borrelia burgdorferi'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirochete spirochete] which is a causative agent of Lyme Disease. The three loops in the C-terminus define the OspA antigen-antibody complex. The interaction between the loops and the LA-2 (antibody) forms the basis for OspA vaccination. Along with other surface proteins, OspA has many important functions that are associated with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_Disease Lyme Disease] such as late stage neurological disorders including acute Lyme [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroborreliosis Neuroborreliosis]. | '''Outer Surface Protein A (OspA)''' is a major [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoprotein lipoprotein] on the ''borrelia burgdorferi'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirochete spirochete] which is a causative agent of Lyme Disease. The three loops in the C-terminus define the OspA antigen-antibody complex. The interaction between the loops and the LA-2 (antibody) forms the basis for OspA vaccination. Along with other surface proteins, OspA has many important functions that are associated with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_Disease Lyme Disease] such as late stage neurological disorders including acute Lyme [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroborreliosis Neuroborreliosis]. | ||
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== OspA's Role in Lyme Disease == | == OspA's Role in Lyme Disease == | ||
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in North American hemisphere. Responsible for transmission is a tick vector from the genus of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixodidae Ixodidae]. There are different bacterial strains of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borrelia borrelia] including ''B.afzellii'' and ''B.garinii'' being very prevalent throughout the European continent; other known strains such as ''B.dutonii'' and ''B. recurrentis'' have been discovered within the past few decades. The most common strain in the United States is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borrelia_burgdorferi ''borrelia burgdorgeri''] sensu stricto, and this treponema-like spirochete was discovered to be the causative agent of Lyme Disease discovered by Dr. Willy Burgdorferi in 1982 along with several other colleagues. <ref name=art1>PMID:7043737</ref> | Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in North American hemisphere. Responsible for transmission is a tick vector from the genus of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixodidae Ixodidae]. There are different bacterial strains of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borrelia borrelia] including ''B.afzellii'' and ''B.garinii'' being very prevalent throughout the European continent; other known strains such as ''B.dutonii'' and ''B. recurrentis'' have been discovered within the past few decades. The most common strain in the United States is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borrelia_burgdorferi ''borrelia burgdorgeri''] sensu stricto, and this treponema-like spirochete was discovered to be the causative agent of Lyme Disease discovered by Dr. Willy Burgdorferi in 1982 along with several other colleagues. <ref name=art1>PMID:7043737</ref> | ||
