New Concept for Host Defense System against Microbial Pathogen (IMAGE)

Osaka University

New Concept for Host Defense System against Microbial Pathogen

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Antibodies play an important role in host defense against microbial pathogens. However, microbial pathogens seem to have acquired a protease that destroys antibodies in order to evade host immune system. On the other hand, the host immune system appears to have acquired an immune activating receptor, LILRA2, that specifically recognizes microbially cleaved antibodies.

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Osaka University

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