GI Tract Protein Defensively and Offensively Protects Against Microbial Threats – Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News

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Mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing inflammation and infections. Among these molecules are lectins, proteins that recognize microbes and other cells by binding to sugars found on cell surfaces.

Researchers headed by a team a…

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