Serum amyloid A is a retinol binding protein that transports retinol during bacterial infection
Retinol plays a vital role in the immune response to infection, yet proteins that mediate retinol transport during infection have not been identified. Serum amyloid A (SAA) proteins are strongly induced in the liver by systemic infection and in the intestine by bacterial colonization, but their exac...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2014-07-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/03206 |