Trefoil factors share a lectin activity that defines their role in mucus
Trefoil factors (TFFs) protect the mucosa and have various reported binding activities, but whether they share a common interaction mechanism has remained unclear. Here, the authors provide structural and biochemical evidence that all three human TFFs are divalent lectins that recognise the same dis...
Main Authors: | Michael A. Järvå, James P. Lingford, Alan John, Niccolay Madiedo Soler, Nichollas E. Scott, Ethan D. Goddard-Borger |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-05-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16223-7 |
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