The Presence and Anti-HIV-1 Function of Tenascin C in Breast Milk and Genital Fluids.

The Presence and Anti-HIV-1 Function of Tenascin C in Breast Milk and Genital Fluids.

Tenascin-C (TNC) is a newly identified innate HIV-1-neutralizing protein present in breast milk, yet its presence and potential HIV-inhibitory function in other mucosal fluids is unknown. In this study, we identified TNC as a component of semen and cervical fluid of HIV-1-infected and uninfected ind...

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Main Authors: Robin G Mansour, Lisa Stamper, Frederick Jaeger, Erin McGuire, Genevieve Fouda, Joshua Amos, Kimberly Barbas, Tomoo Ohashi, S Munir Alam, Harold Erickson, Sallie R Permar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4868279?pdf=render

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