Antibacterial membrane attack by a pore-forming intestinal C-type lectin
Antibacterial membrane attack by a pore-forming intestinal C-type lectin
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Secreted C-type lectins protect the intestinal epithelium from Gram-positive bacteria; this study shows that for the C-type lectin RegIIIα, bacterial killing occurs in a two-step process whereby the lectin first binds to bacterial peptidoglycans then oligomerizes on the bacterial membrane to form a permeabilizing pore.
Antibacterial protein mech...
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Antibacterial membrane attack by a pore-forming intestinal C-type lectin
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4160023
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4160023
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature12729
