Abstract
This mini-review gives a structural view on the lipopolysaccharides (LPSs), the endotoxin from Gram negative bacteria, paying attention on the features that are relevant for their activity as elicitors of the innate immune system of humans, animals and plants.
Keywords: Endotoxin, innate immunity, lipid A, LPS, PAMP, PRR, Gram negative bacteria, immune system, lipid bilayer, hydrophilic compounds
Protein & Peptide Letters
Title:Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides in Plant and Mammalian Innate Immunity
Volume: 19 Issue: 10
Author(s): Cristina De Castro, Otto Holst, Rosa Lanzetta, Michelangelo Parrilli and Antonio Molinaro
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Keywords: Endotoxin, innate immunity, lipid A, LPS, PAMP, PRR, Gram negative bacteria, immune system, lipid bilayer, hydrophilic compounds
Abstract: This mini-review gives a structural view on the lipopolysaccharides (LPSs), the endotoxin from Gram negative bacteria, paying attention on the features that are relevant for their activity as elicitors of the innate immune system of humans, animals and plants.
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De Castro Cristina, Holst Otto, Lanzetta Rosa, Parrilli Michelangelo and Molinaro Antonio, Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides in Plant and Mammalian Innate Immunity, Protein & Peptide Letters 2012; 19 (10) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986612802762714
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986612802762714 |
Print ISSN 0929-8665 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5305 |
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