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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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Autores principales: Hajam, Irshad A, Dar, Pervaiz A, Shahnawaz, Imam, Jaume, Juan Carlos, Lee, John Hwa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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