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Secretory IgA mediates retrotranscytosis of intact gliadin peptides via the transferrin receptor in celiac disease
31 Dec 2007
Abstract excerpt
Celiac disease (CD) is an enteropathy resulting from an abnormal immune response to gluten-derived peptides in genetically susceptible individuals. This immune response is initiated by intestinal transport of intact peptide 31-49 (p31-49) and 33-mer gliadin peptides through an unknown mechanism. We show that the transferrin receptor CD71 is responsible for apical to basal retrotranscytosis of gliadin peptides, a...
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