| M protein |
1. a type-specific protein, consisting of two protein chains in a coiled structure, located on the surface of the cell wall of Streptococcus pyogenes; it is responsible for adhesion of the bacterium to host epithelial cells and mediates virulence by diminishing activation of the alternative pathway, thereby inhibiting phagocytosis. 2. a permease involved in the transport of b-galactosides across the cell membrane of Escherichia coli. 3. matrix p.
출처: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspz...
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| M protein |
An antibody or part of an antibody found in unusually large amounts in the blood or urine of people with multiple myeloma.
출처: goldbamboo.com/glossary-1m.html
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