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Annotation and genetic diversity of the chicken collagenous lectins.
Molecular immunology - 1 Jun 2015
Hamzić Edin, Pinard-van der Laan Marie-Hélène, Bed'Hom Bertrand, Juul-Madsen Helle Risdahl
Abstract excerpt
Collectins and ficolins are multimeric proteins present in various tissues and are actively involved in innate immune responses. In chickens, six different collagenous lectins have been characterized so far: mannose-binding lectin (MBL), surfactant protein A (SP-A), collectin 10 (COLEC10), collectin 11 (COLEC11), collectin 12 (COLEC12), lung lectin (LL) and one ficolin (FCN). However, the structural and...
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