| Literature DB >> 17205603 |
Denong Wang1, Gregory T Carroll, Nicholas J Turro, Jeffrey T Koberstein, Pavol Kovác, Rina Saksena, Roberto Adamo, Leonore A Herzenberg, Leonard A Herzenberg, Lawrence Steinman.
Abstract
Using photogenerated glycan arrays, we characterized a large panel of synthetic carbohydrates for their antigenic reactivities with pathogen-specific antibodies. We discovered that rabbit IgG antibodies elicited by Bacillus anthracis spores specifically recognize a tetrasaccharide chain that decorates the outermost surfaces of the B. anthracis exosporium. Since this sugar moiety is highly specific for the spores of B. anthracis, it appears to be a key biomarker for detection of B. anthracis spores and development of novel vaccines that target anthrax spores.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17205603 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200600478
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proteomics ISSN: 1615-9853 Impact factor: 3.984