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Convergent weaponry in a biological arms race

Bacterial surface proteins covalently attach to host cells via a mechanism that is also used by immune system proteins that help eliminate invading pathogens.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Baker, Edward N, Young, Paul G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4462647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26062771
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.08710
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spelling pubmed-44626472015-06-15 Convergent weaponry in a biological arms race Baker, Edward N Young, Paul G eLife Biophysics and Structural Biology Bacterial surface proteins covalently attach to host cells via a mechanism that is also used by immune system proteins that help eliminate invading pathogens. eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2015-06-11 /pmc/articles/PMC4462647/ /pubmed/26062771 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.08710 Text en © 2015, Baker and Young http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.
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title Convergent weaponry in a biological arms race
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title_short Convergent weaponry in a biological arms race
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topic Biophysics and Structural Biology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4462647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26062771
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.08710
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