Lars Björck

Research.com Recognitions

• 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Best Publications

• Purification and some properties of streptococcal protein G, a novel IgG-binding reagent.

  Lars Bjorck;Goran Kronvall

  1072
  Citations

• Protein G: a powerful tool for binding and detection of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies

  B Akerström;T Brodin;K Reis;L Björck

  646
  Citations

• A physicochemical study of protein G, a molecule with unique immunoglobulin G-binding properties

  B Akerström;L Björck

  544
  Citations

• IdeS, a novel streptococcal cysteine proteinase with unique specificity for immunoglobulin G

  Ulrich von Pawel‐Rammingen;Björn P. Johansson;Lars Björck

  536
  Citations

• Proteinases of common pathogenic bacteria degrade and inactivate the antibacterial peptide LL-37

  Artur Schmidtchen;Inga-Maria Frick;Emma Andersson;Hans Tapper

  527
  Citations

• M Protein, a Classical Bacterial Virulence Determinant, Forms Complexes with Fibrinogen that Induce Vascular Leakage

  Heiko Herwald;Henning Cramer;Matthias Mörgelin;Wayne Russell

  405
  Citations

• Protein L. A novel bacterial cell wall protein with affinity for Ig L chains.

  L Björck

  387
  Citations

• Protein SIC, a Novel Extracellular Protein of Streptococcus pyogenes Interfering with Complement Function

  Per Åkesson;Anders G. Sjöholm;Lars Björck

  338
  Citations

• Streptococcal cysteine proteinase releases biologically active fragments of streptococcal surface proteins.

  Andreas Berge;Lars Björck

  291
  Citations

• Activation of the complement system generates antibacterial peptides

  Emma Andersson Nordahl;Victoria Rydengård;Patrik Nyberg;D. Patric Nitsche

  288
  Citations

• Streptococcal protein G. Gene structure and protein binding properties.

  U Sjöbring;L Björck;W Kastern

  275
  Citations

• Protein L from Peptostreptococcus magnus binds to the kappa light chain variable domain.

  B. H. K. Nilson;A. Solomon;L. Björck;B. Åkerström

  274
  Citations

• Hic, a Novel Surface Protein of Streptococcus pneumoniae That Interferes with Complement Function

  Robert Janulczyk;Francesco Iannelli;Anders G. Sjöholm;Gianni Pozzi

  266
  Citations

• Bacterial growth blocked by a synthetic peptide based on the structure of a human proteinase inhibitor.

  Lars Björck;Per Åkesson;Martin Bohus;Jerzy Trojnar

  262
  Citations

• Activation of the contact-phase system on bacterial surfaces—a clue to serious complications in infectious diseases

  Heiko Herwald;Matthias Mörgelin;Arne Olsén;Mikael Rhen

  261
  Citations

• MtsABC is important for manganese and iron transport, oxidative stress resistance, and virulence of Streptococcus pyogenes

  Robert Janulczyk;Susanna Ricci;Lars Björck

  260
  Citations

• M1 protein and protein H: IgGFc- and albumin-binding streptococcal surface proteins encoded by adjacent genes.

  P Akesson;K H Schmidt;J Cooney;L Björck

  249
  Citations

• Antimicrobial activities of heparin-binding peptides

  Emma Andersson;Victoria Rydengård;Andreas Sonesson;Matthias Mörgelin

  246
  Citations

• SIC, a secreted protein of Streptococcus pyogenes that inactivates antibacterial peptides.

  Inga-Maria Frick;Per Åkesson;Magnus Rasmussen;Artur Schmidtchen

  246
  Citations

• Targeted Quantitative Analysis of Streptococcus pyogenes Virulence Factors by Multiple Reaction Monitoring

  Vinzenz Lange;Johan A. Malmström;John Didion;Nichole L. King

  242
  Citations