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Fall 2014
Lipooligosaccharides (LOSs) are one of the three major classes of glycolipids produced by mycobacteria. Over 15 LOSs have been isolated and characterized in the past three decades. However, there are only a small number of studies that have focused on the synthesis of LOSs molecules. In this...
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Synthetic Polyprenol-Pyrophosphate Linked Oligosaccharides Are Efficient Substrates for Mycobacterial Galactan Biosynthetic Enzymes
Download2019-01-31
Xiaochao Xue, Ruixiang Blake Zheng, Akihiko Koizumi, Ling Han, John S. Klassen, Todd L. Lowary
Mycobacteria, including the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis, produce a complex cell wall that is critical for their survival. The largest structural component of the cell wall, the mycolylarabinogalactanpeptidoglycan complex, has at its core a galactan domain composed of...
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The biology and characterization of NOD-like receptors in goldfish (Carassius auratus L.) macrophages exposed to bacterial pathogens
DownloadSpring 2017
The recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) is important for the initiation of the host defense against pathogens. NOD-like receptors (NLRs) are a family of PRRs that primarily detect the cytosolic PAMPs of the pathogens. The NLRs have...