C-type lectin with a QPN motif from swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus displays broad nonself-recognition ability and functions as an opsonin.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2021.104066
Abstract: In the immune system, C-type lectins, as pattern recognition receptors, have an important function. Carbohydrate-recognition domains (CRDs) endow C-type lectins with the function of recognizing and scavenging non-self factors. In the present study, a new… read more here.
Keywords: qpn; swimming crab; type lectin; recognition ... See more keywords