6qbi

Structural highlights

Function

[MLPA_BORBU] An outer membrane protein that may participate in pathogenesis. Some human Lyme disease patients have antibodies against this protein (PubMed:10948116). The Mlp proteins probably undergo intragenic recombination, generating new alleles (Probable).^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Porcella SF, Fitzpatrick CA, Bono JL. Expression and immunological analysis of the plasmid-borne mlp genes of Borrelia burgdorferi strain B31. Infect Immun. 2000 Sep;68(9):4992-5001. doi: 10.1128/iai.68.9.4992-5001.2000. PMID:10948116 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/iai.68.9.4992-5001.2000
2. ↑ Porcella SF, Fitzpatrick CA, Bono JL. Expression and immunological analysis of the plasmid-borne mlp genes of Borrelia burgdorferi strain B31. Infect Immun. 2000 Sep;68(9):4992-5001. doi: 10.1128/iai.68.9.4992-5001.2000. PMID:10948116 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/iai.68.9.4992-5001.2000