Molecular Mimicry

"Molecular Mimicry" 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.

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The structure of one molecule that imitates or simulates the structure of a different molecule.

Descriptor ID	D018716
MeSH Number(s)	G02.111.560 G05.545 G16.012.750.500
Concept/Terms	Molecular Mimicry Molecular Mimicry Mimicries, Molecular Molecular Mimicries Mimicry, Molecular DNA Mimicry DNA Mimicry DNA Mimicries Mimicries, DNA Mimicry, DNA Antigenic Mimicry Antigenic Mimicry Antigenic Mimicries Mimicries, Antigenic Mimicry, Antigenic Antigen Mimicry Antigen Mimicries Mimicries, Antigen Mimicry, Antigen

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Molecular Mimicry".

Biological Sciences [G]
Chemical Phenomena [G02]
Biochemical Phenomena [G02.111]
Molecular Mimicry [G02.111.560]
Genetic Phenomena [G05]
Molecular Mimicry [G05.545]
Biological Phenomena [G16]
Adaptation, Biological [G16.012]
Biological Mimicry [G16.012.750]
Molecular Mimicry [G16.012.750.500]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
1999	0	3	3
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	2	2
2002	0	3	3
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	0	2	2
2006	3	1	4
2008	1	1	2
2012	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	1	1	2
2017	1	0	1
2019	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1

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Morrill SR, Saha S, Varki AP, Lewis WG, Ram S, Lewis AL. Gardnerella Vaginolysin Potentiates Glycan Molecular Mimicry by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Infect Dis. 2023 11 28; 228(11):1610-1620.

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Saha S, Coady A, Sasmal A, Kawanishi K, Choudhury B, Yu H, Sorensen RU, Inostroza J, Schoenhofen IC, Chen X, M?nster-K?hnel A, Sato C, Kitajima K, Ram S, Nizet V, Varki A. Exploring the Impact of Ketodeoxynonulosonic Acid in Host-Pathogen Interactions Using Uptake and Surface Display by Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. mBio. 2021 01 19; 12(1).

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Qiu CC, Caricchio R, Gallucci S. Triggers of Autoimmunity: The Role of Bacterial Infections in the Extracellular Exposure of Lupus Nuclear Autoantigens. Front Immunol. 2019; 10:2608.

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Scott RW, Tew GN. Mimics of Host Defense Proteins; Strategies for Translation to Therapeutic Applications. Curr Top Med Chem. 2017; 17(5):576-589.

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Ram S, Shaughnessy J, DeOliveira RB, Lewis LA, Gulati S, Rice PA. Utilizing complement evasion strategies to design complement-based antibacterial immunotherapeutics: Lessons from the pathogenic Neisseriae. Immunobiology. 2016 10; 221(10):1110-23.

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Girnius N, Davis RJ. TNFa-Mediated Cytotoxic Responses to IAP Inhibition Are Limited by the p38a MAPK Pathway. Cancer Cell. 2016 Feb 08; 29(2):131-3.

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deRonde BM, Torres JA, Minter LM, Tew GN. Development of Guanidinium-Rich Protein Mimics for Efficient siRNA Delivery into Human T Cells. Biomacromolecules. 2015 Oct 12; 16(10):3172-9.

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Santiago HC, LeeVan E, Bennuru S, Ribeiro-Gomes F, Mueller E, Wilson M, Wynn T, Garboczi D, Urban J, Mitre E, Nutman TB. Molecular mimicry between cockroach and helminth glutathione S-transferases promotes cross-reactivity and cross-sensitization. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Jul; 130(1):248-56.e9.

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Vel?zquez-Delgado EM, Hardy JA. Phosphorylation regulates assembly of the caspase-6 substrate-binding groove. Structure. 2012 Apr 04; 20(4):742-51.

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Scott RW, DeGrado WF, Tew GN. De novo designed synthetic mimics of antimicrobial peptides. Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2008 Dec; 19(6):620-7.

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