Recent advances in studies on structure and symbiosis-related function of rhizobial K-antigens and lipopolysaccharides
| Autor: | L. A. Sharypova, Anke Becker, Nicolas Fraysse |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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K antigens
Lipopolysaccharides Antigens Bacterial Rhizobiaceae biology Molecular Structure Physiology Fabaceae General Medicine biology.organism_classification Microbiology Biochemistry Symbiosis Genes Bacterial Multigene Family Antigens Surface lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) Agronomy and Crop Science lipid A Function (biology) Rhizobium |
| Zdroj: | Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI. 18(9) |
| ISSN: | 0894-0282 |
| Popis: | Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) and K polysaccharides (K-antigens, capsular polysaccharides, or KPSs) are important for the recognition of the symbiotic partner and the infection process, whereas lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) may function at a later stage of symbiosis. Recently, considerable progress has been made in the structural investigation of rhizobial Kantigens and LPSs. This structural data, together with the availability of more and more mutant data, allows new insights into the structure-function relationships of surface polysaccharides and the mode of their action on host cells. This review focuses on rhizobial LPSs and K-antigens. It gives a condensed overview of the recent developments in analysis of their structures and roles during symbiosis |
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