glycomimicry

English

Etymology

glyco- +‎ mimicry

Noun

glycomimicry (uncountable)

1. The modification of the oligosaccharides on the surface of bacteria in order to bypass the immune system
   • 2015 September 19, “Analysis of the Mycoplasma genitalium MgpB Adhesin to Predict Membrane Topology, Investigate Antibody Accessibility, Characterize Amino Acid Diversity, and Identify Functional and Immunogenic Epitopes”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In other bacterial species glycosylated bacterial proteins serve multiple purposes including enhanced attachment in Chlamydia trachomatis [65 ], immunomodulation through glycomimicry in group A and group B streptococci, Neisseria meningitidis, and E.