Factor·arcadia

True structural mimicry

Cases where a parasite protein has structural similarity sufficient to share binding partners or substrates with a specific human protein; distinguishes real mimicry from shared domains.

Confidence
90%
active

Source

Icebox—Protein structural mimicry by parasites

Connections (3)

How can true viral mimicry of a specific human protein be distinguished from broadly shared structural domains?ResearchQuestion
Detection pipeline enables discovery of protein structural mimicryAssociation
Viruses use mimicry to modulate host immunityAssociation