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Endogenous airway mucins carry glycans that bind Siglec-F and induce eosinophil apoptosis.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 May 2015
Kiwamoto Takumi, Katoh Toshihiko, Evans Christopher M, Janssen William J, Brummet Mary E, Hudson Sherry A, Zhu Zhou, Tiemeyer Michael, Bochner Bruce S
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BACKGROUND: Sialic acid-binding, immunoglobulin-like lectin (Siglec) F is a glycan-binding protein selectively expressed on mouse eosinophils. Its engagement induces apoptosis, suggesting a pathway for ameliorating eosinophilia in the setting of asthma and other eosinophil-associated diseases. Siglec-F recognizes sialylated sulfated glycans in glycan-binding assays, but the identities of endogenous sialoside...
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