Article
The Lipid A Phosphate Position Determines Differential Host Toll-Like Receptor 4 Responses to Phylogenetically Related Symbiotic and Pathogenic Bacteria
26 Oct 2010
Abstract excerpt
The human symbiont Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron promotes intestinal function and health, whereas the phylogenetically related pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis is associated with the chronic oral inflammatory disease periodontitis. Although both B. thetaiotaomicron and P. gingivalis synthesize lipopolysaccharides (LPS) consisting of penta-acylated, monophosphorylated lipid A in addition to immunologically silent,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
