Protein suggests a new strategy to thwart infection

Monday, July 6, 2015 - 15:30 in Biology & Nature

The newfound ability of a protein of the intestines and lungs to distinguish between human cells and the cells of bacterial invaders could underpin new strategies to fight infections. A new article describes the knack of a human protein known as intelectin to distinguish between our cells and those of the disease-causing microbes that invade our bodies.

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