A Soluble Immune Effector Binds Both Fungi and Bacteria via Separate Functional Domains
Abstract The gut microbiome of animals consists of diverse microorganisms that include both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Complex interactions occur among…
Gary W. Litman
Gut immunity in a protochordate involves a secreted immunoglobulin-type mediator binding host chitin and bacteria
Abstract Protochordate variable region-containing chitin-binding proteins (VCBPs) consist of immunoglobulin-type V domains and a chitin-binding domain (CBD). VCBP V domains…