glycomimicry
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]glycomimicry (uncountable)
- The modification of the oligosaccharides on the surface of bacteria in order to bypass the immune system
- 2015 September 19, “Analysis of the Mycoplasma genitalium MgpB Adhesin to Predict Membrane Topology, Investigate Antibody Accessibility, Characterize Amino Acid Diversity, and Identify Functional and Immunogenic Epitopes”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- In other bacterial species glycosylated bacterial proteins serve multiple purposes including enhanced attachment in Chlamydia trachomatis [65 ], immunomodulation through glycomimicry in group A and group B streptococci, Neisseria meningitidis, and E.