ABSTRACT
ImmunologicallyImportantProteins279
Mycoplasmaandpresentationofthis"self'-antigentotheimmunesystem.Theylatershowed thatM.pneumoniaecouldbindtobothIandiantigensontheRBC.Thebacteriarecognized thestructureNeuAc(2,3)Gal(l,4)GlcNAcandthushadaspecificitysimilartothecold autoantibodynamedGd(54).Recently,Roelckeetal.(54)foundcoexistinganti-Iand anti-Sia-b1(Gd)intheseraofpatientswithrecentMycoplasmainfections.
