The mannose receptor in macrophage biology

The Mannose receptor (MR) is a type I membrane molecule involved in both haemostasis and pathogen recognition. Its extracellular domains have broad ligand specificities: the cysteine-rich (CR) domain is involved in sulphated sugar binding, the C-type lectin-like domains (CTLDs) are responsible for t...

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Main Author: Gazi, Umut
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11587/