The humoral pattern recognition receptor PTX3 is stored in neutrophil granules and localizes in extracellular traps
The long pentraxin (PTX) 3 is produced by macrophages and myeloid dendritic cells in response to Toll-like receptor agonists and represents a nonredundant component of humoral innate immunity against selected pathogens. We report that, unexpectedly, PTX3 is stored in specific granules and undergoes...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
2007
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2118544/ |