neural cell surface antigen BSP-2

Preferred Label : neural cell surface antigen BSP-2;

MeSH note : expressed in neural tissue of higher animals; mediates cell-cell adhesion during neuronal development; identical to bacterial poly-alpha-2,8-NeuAc; see also capsular polysaccharide K1 and meningococcal group B polysaccharide;

CISMeF synonym : MenB PS; poly((2-8)-alpha-N-acetylneuraminic acid);

MeSH synonym : BSP 2 antigen; BSP-2 antigen;

MeSH hyponym : poly-alpha-2,8-NeuAc; poly-alpha-2,8-acetylneuraminic acid;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C038718;

UMLS CUI

C0068579;

MeSH indexing information
- neural cell adhesion molecules [MeSH Descriptor]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- sialic acids [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- MenB PS [MeSH concept]
- neural cell surface antigen BSP-2 [MeSH concept]
- poly((2-8)-alpha-N-acetylneuraminic acid) [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Immunologic Factor [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]

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