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Sourav Roy1, Charles E Booth1, Alexandra D Powell-Pierce2

  • 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.

概括

波雷里亚病原体通过抑制补体系统来逃避宿主免疫力. 这项研究揭示了新型抑制剂FbpC的结构和动态,进步了对细菌免疫逃避策略的理解.

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