PLUNC: A novel family of candidate host defence proteins expressed in the upper airways and nasopharynx

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The upper respiratory tract, including the nasal and oral cavities, is the major route of entry of pathogens into the body, and early recognition of bacterial products in this region is critical for host defence. A well-established family of four proteins involved in this process are bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) and lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), which are central to the host...

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