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Distinct appearances of circulatory and secretory IgM demarcated by CD5L
1Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, Utrecht 3584 CH, the Netherlands; Netherlands Proteomics Center, Padualaan 8, Utrecht 3584 CH, the Netherlands.
Abstract:
IgM is an important human immunoglobulin present in our blood, but also in mucosa and body fluids such as saliva, tears and breast milk. In this manuscript Heck describes recent findings, namely that the CD5L protein is always attached to circulatory IgM but not to secretory IgM.
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