VMP7 protein, borrelia hermsii

Preferred Label : VMP7 protein, borrelia hermsii;

MeSH note : from Borrelia hermsii; structurally analogous to the VSG proteins of the African trypanosome; serves to avoid the host immune response by changing from one surface exposed VMP to another; amino acid sequence given in first source; GenBank X53926 and Z11876;

MeSH synonym : VMP7 antigen; variable major outer membrane lipoprotein 7, Borrelia hermsii; VMP7 antigen, Borrelia;

Registry Number MeSH : 133483-05-3;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C067934;

UMLS CUI

C0148570;

MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- antigens, bacterial [MeSH Descriptor]
- bacterial outer membrane proteins [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- VMP7 protein, borrelia hermsii [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Immunologic Factor [UMLS semantic type]

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