lipopolysaccharides with an acyl group anchored to the cell membrane of gram-positive bacteria; functions as an adhesion molecule to facilitate the binding of bacteria to cells, colonization, and invasion; interacts with CD14 to induce NF-κB activation and inflammatory cytokine production; can function as surface antigen; inhibits remineraliztion of artificial lesions and surface-softened enamels;
Source
Ann Intern Med 88(3):422;1978
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 16(2):134;1979
Biochemistry 17(24):5275;1978
Biochim Biophys Acta 1979;575(2):225
Biochim Biophys Acta 1979;575(3):389
Exp Models of Chromic Inflammatory Dis W3 BA266 1976e:p. 283
