Publication Date:
2015-12-02
Description:
Sialylated glycans on the surface of mammalian cells act as part of a “self-associated molecular pattern,” helping the immune system to recognize “self” from “altered self” or “nonself.” To escape the host immune system, some bacterial pathogens have evolved biosynthetic pathways for host-like sialic acids, whereas others recruited host sialic...
Print ISSN:
0027-8424
Electronic ISSN:
1091-6490
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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