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Bacterial flagellin—a potent immunomodulatory agent
Flagellin is a subunit protein of the flagellum, a whip-like appendage that enables bacterial motility. Traditionally, flagellin was viewed as a virulence factor that contributes to the adhesion and invasion of host cells, but now it has emerged as a potent immune activator, shaping both the innate...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628280/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28860663 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/emm.2017.172 |