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Structure and mechanism of bactericidal mammalian perforin-2, an ancient agent of innate immunity
Perforin-2 (MPEG1) is thought to enable the killing of invading microbes engulfed by macrophages and other phagocytes, forming pores in their membranes. Loss of perforin-2 renders individual phagocytes and whole organisms significantly more susceptible to bacterial pathogens. Here, we reveal the mec...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6989145/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32064340 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax8286 |