Detection of fungal and bacterial carbohydrates: Do the similar structures of chitin and peptidoglycan play a role in immune dysfunction?
Fig 2
Potential cross-activation of LysM domain-containing carbohydrate receptors.
A. The LysM domain of a Nod factor receptor normally binds Nod factor (left) but could also bind a structurally related chitin molecule (right). B. The LysM domain of a chitin receptor that normally binds chitin (left) could also bind a structurally similar peptidoglycan muropeptide (right). Lys, Lysin, Nod; Nodulation.