Mycobacterial mannose-capped lipoarabinomannan: a modulator bridging innate and adaptive immunity
ABSTRACTMannose-capped lipoarabinomannan (ManLAM) is a high molecular mass amphipathic lipoglycan identified in pathogenic Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) and M. bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG). ManLAM, serves as both an immunogen and a modulator of the host immune system, and its critical r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-01-01
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Series: | Emerging Microbes and Infections |
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Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1649097 |