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  • adjective Of or pertaining to lipoteichoic acids or their derivatives

Etymologies

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lipo- +‎ teichoic

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Examples

  • By studying mice and human cells, they found the harmless bacteria did this by making a molecule called lipoteichoic acid or LTA, which acted on keratinocytes - the main cell types found in the outer layer of the skin.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • They found that one molecule, called lipoteichoic acid (LTA), stopped some skin cells from releasing chemicals that trigger inflammation, part of the body's immune response.

    New Scientist - Online News 2009

  • By studying mice and human cells, researchers discovered that they did this by making a molecule, called lipoteichoic acid (or LTA), which acted on keratinocytes, the main cell types found in the outer layer of the skin.

    The Guardian World News 2009

  • To do this, it makes a molecule called lipoteichoic acid (LTA), which acts on the main cell types, called keratinocytes, which are found in the outer layer of the skin (epidermis).

    Emaxhealth 2009

  • By studying mice and human cells, researchers discovered that they did this by making a molecule, called lipoteichoic acid (or LTA), which acted on keratinocytes, the main cell types found in the outer layer of the skin.

    Latest news from the public and voluntary sectors, including health, children, local government and social care, plus SocietyGuardian jobs | guardian.co.uk 2009

  • We earlier reported that the bacterial lipoteichoic acid was detected at the sites of inflammation around damaged bile ducts in the livers of PBC, and PBC patients 'sera showed high titers against streptococcal histone-like protein.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Ikuko Haruta 2010

  • Courtney HS, Ofek I, Penfound T, Nizet V, Pence MA, et al. (2009) Relationship between expression of the family of M proteins and lipoteichoic acid to hydrophobicity and biofilm formation in Streptococcus pyogenes.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al. 2010

  • Courtney HS, Ofek I, Penfound T, Nizet V, Pence MA, et al. (2009) Relationship between expression of the family of M proteins and lipoteichoic acid to hydrophobicity and biofilm formation in Streptococcus pyogenes.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cira Daniela Rinaudo et al. 2010

  • We earlier reported that the bacterial lipoteichoic acid was detected at the sites of inflammation around damaged bile ducts in the livers of PBC, and PBC patients 'sera showed high titers against streptococcal histone-like protein.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Ikuko Haruta 2010

  • Such inhibition is mediated by a molecule called staphylococcal lipoteichoic acid (LTA) which acts on keratinocytes - the primary cell types found on the epidermis.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

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