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Citation: Aithal A, Sharma A, Joshi S, Raghava GPS, Varshney GC (2012) PolysacDB: A Database of Microbial Polysaccharide Antigens and Their Antibodies. PLoS ONE 7(4): e34613. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034613
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PolysacDB ID1831
Carbohydrate NameLipopolysaccharide   (Drugpedia)
Carbohydrate ClassLipopolysaccharide
MicrobeNeisseria gonorrhoeae strain 4505   (NCBI Taxonomy)   (Drugpedia)
Basic StructureGonococcal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a complex of at least three major antigenic determinants. The ceramide part consists of the following residues : β-D-GalpNAc-(1-->3)-β-D-Galp-(1-->4)-β-D-Glcp-(1-?)-CER-(?--/Ceramide/. The core oligosaccharide part consists of the following residues : α-D-GlcpNAc-(1-->2)-L-gro [branched to β-D-Galp-(1-->4)-β-D-Glcp-(1-->4)] -α-D-manHepp-(1-->3)-L-gro-α-D-manHepp-(1-->5)-Kdo. The other part consists of the following residues : β-D-GalpNAc-(1-->3)-β-D-Galp-(1-->4)-β-D-GlcpNAc-(1-->3)-β-D-Galp-(1-->4)-β-D-Glcp-(1-->4)-L-gro [branched to α-D-GlcpNAc-(1-->2)-L-gro-α-D-manHepp-(1-->3)] -α-D-manHepp-(1-->5)-Kdo
BCSDB StructureN/A
Proposed functionsIt is an important virulence factor
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodiesHeat-killed gonococcal strain 4505 cells
Carrier NameNil
Conjugation MethodNil
AntibodiesMab 3F11
Antibody type and classIgG1
Assay SystemELISA
Cross-reactivityThis Mab cross-reacted with meningococcal LPS but failed to react with LPS isolated from Escherichia coli 0:111, the J-5 mutant of E. coli 0:111, or Salmonella minnesota R595
Proposed epitopesD-galactosamine, α and β lactose residues seemed to be the part of the epitope
IEDB EpitopeN/A
Proposed UtilityThis Mab may be used for epitope elucidation of gonococcal LPS
Curator IDAA + AS
Date of Curation11-11-2010
ReferencesPMC350935


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