Abstract
We investigated the presence of glycoproteins in Borrelia burgdorferi. We did not find any evidence for glycosylation of the major outer membrane proteins OspA and OspB or the structural flagellar proteins FlaB and FlaA. We suggest that glycoproteins present on the surface of B. burgdorferi may be tightly bound culture medium glycoproteins.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Antigens, Bacterial / genetics
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Antigens, Bacterial / metabolism
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Antigens, Surface / genetics
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Antigens, Surface / metabolism
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / metabolism*
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Bacterial Vaccines / genetics
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Bacterial Vaccines / metabolism
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Borrelia burgdorferi / genetics
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Borrelia burgdorferi / metabolism*
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Borrelia burgdorferi / ultrastructure
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Cryoelectron Microscopy
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Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
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Flagellin / genetics
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Flagellin / metabolism*
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Glycosylation
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Lipoproteins / genetics
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Lipoproteins / metabolism
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
Substances
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Antigens, Bacterial
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Antigens, Surface
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
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Bacterial Vaccines
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Lipoproteins
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OspA protein
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Flagellin
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flaA protein, bacteria
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flaB flagellin
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OspB protein, Borrelia burgdorferi