COLLECTINS - PATTERN-RECOGNITION MOLECULES INVOLVED IN 1ST LINE HOST DEFENSE

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作者
SASTRY, K [1 ]
EZEKOWITZ, RA [1 ]
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[1] HARVARD UNIV,CHILDRENS HOSP,DEPT PEDIAT,DEPT HEMATOL ONCOL & INFECT DIS,BOSTON,MA 02115
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10.1016/0952-7915(93)90082-4
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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A group of chimeric molecules comprising globular heads, which contain the carbohydrate recognition domain, and collagen tails are defined as collectins. The mannose-binding proteins, pulmonary surfactant apoproteins A and D and conglutinin all qualify as members of this family, whose function appears to be as pattern recognition molecules involved in the first line of defense in the pre-immune host.
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