"Peptidoglycan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A structural polymer of the bacterial cell envelope consisting of sugars and amino acids which is responsible for both shape determination and cellular integrity under osmotic stress in virtually all bacteria.
| Descriptor ID |
D010457
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.400.420.700 D09.698.718.594 D12.644.233.594 D12.776.395.560.800 D23.050.161.616.594
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peptidoglycan" by people in Profiles.
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Staphylococcus aureus peptidoglycan (PGN) induces pathogenic autoantibody production via autoreactive B cell receptor clonal selection, implications in systemic lupus erythematosus. J Autoimmun. 2022 07; 131:102860.
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Penicillin-Binding Protein 3 Is Essential for Growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 01; 61(1).
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Amidase Activity of AmiC Controls Cell Separation and Stem Peptide Release and Is Enhanced by NlpD in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Biol Chem. 2016 May 13; 291(20):10916-33.
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Helicobacter pylori-induced posttranscriptional regulation of H-K-ATPase a-subunit gene expression by miRNA. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2014 Apr 01; 306(7):G606-13.
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Influence of exercise training and age on CD14+ cell-surface expression of toll-like receptor 2 and 4. Brain Behav Immun. 2005 Sep; 19(5):389-97.
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Comparison of peptidoglycan-polysaccharide and lipopolysaccharide stimulation of Kupffer cells to produce tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-1. Hepatology. 1994 Apr; 19(4):1013-22.
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Bacterial cell wall polymers (peptidoglycan-polysaccharide) cause reactivation of arthritis. Infect Immun. 1993 Nov; 61(11):4645-53.
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Growth regulation of the B lymphoma cell line WEHI-231 by anti-immunoglobulin, lipopolysaccharide, and other bacterial products. J Immunol. 1986 Oct 01; 137(7):2225-31.