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Manish K Yadav1, Jagannath Maharana1, Ravi Yadav2

  • 1Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 208016, India.

Cell
|October 18, 2023
PubMed
まとめ

補完性アナフィラトキシン受容体C3aRとC5aR1に関する構造的な洞察は,それらの受容体がどのようにリガンドと結合し,免疫反応を活性化するかを明らかにする. この研究は,炎症性疾患に対する薬の発見に役立ちます.

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