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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 Numbers: 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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