Glycosylation of Human IgA Directly Inhibits Influenza A and Other Sialic-Acid-Binding Viruses

Summary: Immunoglobulin A (IgA) plays an important role in protecting our mucosal surfaces from viral infection, in maintaining a balance with the commensal bacterial flora, and in extending maternal immunity via breast feeding. Here, we report an additional innate immune effector function of human...

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Main Authors: Michael A. Maurer, Larissa Meyer, Matteo Bianchi, Hannah L. Turner, Ngoc P.L. Le, Marco Steck, Arkadiusz Wyrzucki, Vanessa Orlowski, Andrew B. Ward, Max Crispin, Lars Hangartner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124718303565