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GO: Biological Process

detection of lipoteichoic acid

Term ID
GO:0070392
Synonyms
  • detection of LTA
Definition
The series of events in which a lipoteichoic acid stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal; lipoteichoic acid is a major component of the cell wall of gram-positive bacteria and typically consists of a chain of glycerol-phosphate repeating units linked to a glycolipid anchor. (2)
References
Ontology
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Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes