Effect of IgA1 protease on the ability of secretory IgA1 antibodies to inhibit the adherence of Streptococcus mutans.

doi:10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb02316.x

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Effect of IgA1 protease on the ability of secretory IgA1 antibodies to inhibit the adherence of Streptococcus mutans.

Microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 1998

Tyler B M, Cole M F

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Secretory IgA (SIgA) is the principal immunoglobulin isotype present in the mucosal secretions of humans. SIgA is thought to play a major role in host defense at these surfaces by inhibiting the colonization of potentially pathogenic microorganisms. A number of bacteria that are mucosal pathogens...

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Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial
Bacterial Adhesion
Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulin A, Secretory
Mutation
Pan troglodytes
Serine Endopeptidases
Streptococcus mutans

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