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Inflammatory bactericidal lectin RegIIIβ: Friend or foe for the host?
Gut microbes - 4 Mar 2018
Miki Tsuyoshi, Okada Nobuhiko, Hardt Wolf-Dietrich
Abstract excerpt
In the inflamed gut, the bactericidal lectin RegIIIβ is massively produced by intestinal mucosa. RegIIIβ binds peptidoglycan and lipid A respectively, and thus can kill certain Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including the gut commensal microbiota and enteropathogenic bacteria. Considering the expression pattern and bactericidal activity, RegIIIβ is believed to be a host defense factor for protecting...
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