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neural cell surface antigen BSP-2 MeSH Supplementary Concept Data 2024


MeSH Supplementary
neural cell surface antigen BSP-2
Unique ID
C038718
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C038718
Entry Term(s)
BSP 2 antigen
BSP-2 antigen
MenB PS
poly((2-8)-alpha-N-acetylneuraminic acid)
poly-alpha-2,8-NeuAc
poly-alpha-2,8-acetylneuraminic acid
Registry Number
0
Previous Indexing
*ANTIGENS, SURFACE (83-91)
Heading Mapped to
*Sialic Acids
Frequency
12
Note
expressed in neural tissue of higher animals; mediates cell-cell adhesion during neuronal development; identical to bacterial poly-alpha-2,8-NeuAc; see also capsular polysaccharide K1 and meningococcal group B polysaccharide
Source
Nature 1983;304(5924):347
Indexing Information
Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules
Date of Entry
1983/08/24
Revision Date
2004/03/09
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