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VMP7 protein, Borrelia hermsii MeSH Supplementary Concept Data 2024


MeSH Supplementary
VMP7 protein, Borrelia hermsii
Unique ID
C067934
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C067934
Entry Term(s)
VMP7 antigen
VMP7 antigen, Borrelia
variable major outer membrane lipoprotein 7, Borrelia hermsii
Registry Number
133483-05-3
Previous Indexing
*SURFACE ANTIGENS (1991-2004)
Heading Mapped to
*Antigens, Bacterial
*Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Frequency
7
Note
from Borrelia hermsii; structurally analogous to the VSG proteins of the African trypanosome; serves to avoid the host immune response by changing from one surface exposed VMP to another; amino acid sequence given in first source; GenBank X53926 and Z11876
Source
Mol Microbiol 1990;4(10):1715
Date of Entry
1991/04/22
Revision Date
2004/06/06
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