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A bacterial glycan core linked to surface (S)-layer proteins modulates host immunity through Th17 suppression.
Mucosal immunology - 1 Mar 2013
Settem R P, Honma K, Nakajima T, Phansopa C, Roy S, Stafford G P, Sharma A
Abstract excerpt
Tannerella forsythia is a pathogen implicated in periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of the tooth-supporting tissues often leading to tooth loss. This key periodontal pathogen is decorated with a unique glycan core O-glycosidically linked to the bacterium's proteinaceous surface (S)-layer lattice and other glycoproteins. Herein, we show that the terminal motif of this glycan core acts to modulate dendritic...
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