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Evolutionary origin of peptidoglycan recognition proteins in vertebrate innate immune system
BACKGROUND: Innate immunity is the ancient defense system of multicellular organisms against microbial infection. The basis of this first line of defense resides in the recognition of unique motifs conserved in microorganisms, and absent in the host. Peptidoglycans, structural components of bacteria...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3071341/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21439073 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-79 |