"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peptidoglycan" by people in Profiles.
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Peptidoglycan Contribution to the B Cell Superantigen Activity of Staphylococcal Protein A. mBio. 2021 04 20; 12(2).
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Programmed Flagellar Ejection in Caulobacter crescentus Leaves PL-subcomplexes. J Mol Biol. 2021 06 25; 433(13):167004.
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FmhA and FmhC of Staphylococcus aureus incorporate serine residues into peptidoglycan cross-bridges. J Biol Chem. 2020 09 25; 295(39):13664-13676.
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Development of canine PD-1/PD-L1 specific monoclonal antibodies and amplification of canine T cell function. PLoS One. 2020; 15(7):e0235518.
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Staphylococcal Protein Secretion and Envelope Assembly. Microbiol Spectr. 2019 07; 7(4).
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Extraction and Purification of Wall-Bound Polymers of Gram-Positive Bacteria. Methods Mol Biol. 2019; 1954:47-57.
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Sortases, Surface Proteins, and Their Roles in Staphylococcus aureus Disease and Vaccine Development. Microbiol Spectr. 2019 01; 7(1).
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EssH Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Enables Staphylococcus aureus Type VII Secretion across the Bacterial Cell Wall Envelope. J Bacteriol. 2018 10 15; 200(20).
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Insights into PG-binding, conformational change, and dimerization of the OmpA C-terminal domains from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Borrelia burgdorferi. Protein Sci. 2017 Sep; 26(9):1738-1748.
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An amidase is required for proper intercellular communication in the filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 02 21; 114(8):E1405-E1412.