Nutritional Immunity: S100 Proteins at the Host-Pathogen Interface
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Nutritional Immunity: S100 Proteins at the Host-Pathogen Interface.
The S100 family of EF-hand calcium (Ca(2+))-binding proteins is essential for a wide range of cellular functions. During infection, certain S100 proteins act as damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and interact with pattern recognition receptors to modulate inflammatory responses. In addition, these inflammatory S100 proteins have potent antimicrobial properties and are essential compon...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biological Chemistry
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0021-9258
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r115.645085