Possible mechanism for molecular mimicry and examples from pathogens.

Mimicry by transfer of nucleic acids or convergence of proteins can be identified in silico by comparative genomics (CRIT: Complement C2 receptor inhibitor trispanning (CRIT), C4BP: m7G, 7-methyl guanosine; CSP, circumsporozoite protein; Complement-binding protein, CR1: Complement receptor 1, FHL-1: factor-H-like protein-1, fH: factor H, MCP: Membrane cofactor protein, DAF: Decay-accelerating factor).

经由核酸转移或蛋白质趋同演化形成的模拟现象，可通过比较基因组学结合计算机模拟（in silico）分析进行鉴定。相关术语说明如下：补体C2受体三跨膜抑制剂（Complement C2 receptor inhibitor trispanning，缩写CRIT）；C4BP对应的m7G即7-甲基鸟苷（7-methyl guanosine）；环子孢子蛋白（circumsporozoite protein，缩写CSP）；补体结合蛋白（Complement-binding protein）；补体受体1（Complement receptor 1，缩写CR1）；因子H样蛋白1（factor-H-like protein-1，缩写FHL-1）；因子H（factor H，缩写fH）；膜辅助蛋白（Membrane cofactor protein，缩写MCP）；衰变加速因子（Decay-accelerating factor，缩写DAF）。