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Porcine NOD1 polymorphisms with impaired ligand recognition and their distribution in pig populations.
Molecular immunology - 1 Feb 2015
Shinkai Hiroki, Matsumoto Toshimi, Toki Daisuke, Okumura Naohiko, Terada Kei, Uenishi Hirohide
Abstract excerpt
Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 1 (NOD1) is a cytosolic pattern recognition receptor that recognizes γ-d-glutamyl-meso-diaminopimelic acid (iE-DAP), a component of bacterial peptidoglycan. NOD1 is thought to be involved in the immune homeostasis mediated by intestinal microbiota as well...
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