对来自Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto的染色体编码的外表脂蛋白BB0158的结构研究

Kalvis Brangulis1, Inara Akopjana1, Janis Bogans1

  • 1Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Ratsupites 1 k-1, Riga LV-1067, Latvia.

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概括

研究人员确定了BB0158的3D结构,BB0158是Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto细菌引起莱姆病的表面蛋白质. 这种结构性洞察力有助于理解莱姆病原体-宿主相互作用.

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