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Characterization of beta-glucan recognition site on C-type lectin, dectin 1.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jul 2004
Adachi Yoshiyuki, Ishii Takashi, Ikeda Yoshihiko, Hoshino Akiyoshi, Tamura Hiroshi, Aketagawa Jun, Tanaka Shigenori, Ohno Naohito
Abstract excerpt
Dectin 1 is a mammalian cell surface receptor for (1-->3)-beta-d-glucans. Since (1-->3)-beta-d-glucans are commonly present on fungal cell walls, it has been suggested that dectin 1 is important for recognizing fungal invasion. In this study we tried to deduce the amino acid residues in dectin 1...
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