Antimicrobial activity of mast cells: Role and relevance of extracellular DNA traps
Mast cells (MCs) have been shown to release their nuclear DNA and subsequently form mast cell extracellular traps (MCETs) comparable to neutrophil extracellular traps, which are able to entrap and kill various microbes. The formation of extracellular traps is associated with the disruption of the nu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00265/full |