Serum amyloid A is a retinol binding protein that transports retinol during bacterial infection
Serum amyloid A is a retinol binding protein that transports retinol during bacterial infection
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England: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
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Retinol plays a vital role in the immune response to infection, yet proteins that mediate retinol transport during infection have not been identified. Serum amyloid A (SAA) proteins are strongly induced in the liver by systemic infection and in the intestine by bacterial colonization, but their exact functions remain unclear. Here we show that mous...
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Serum amyloid A is a retinol binding protein that transports retinol during bacterial infection
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_3fbebc60fef6401a9e151b8eb1d0299c
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_3fbebc60fef6401a9e151b8eb1d0299c
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2050-084X
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2050-084X
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10.7554/eLife.03206
