Calprotectin is a complex of heterodimers of antimicrobial peptides S100A8 and S100A9 that sequester zinc and manganese from microbes, produced by neutrophils, macrophages, and epithelial cells.
Calprotectina es un complejo de heterodímeros de péptidos antimicrobianos S100A8 y S100A9 que secuestran zinc y manganeso de microbios, producidos por neutrófilos, macrófagos y células epiteliales.
| Front | A complex of heterodimers of the antimicrobial peptides S100A8 and S100A9, which sequester zinc and manganese from microbes. Produced in abundance by neutrophils, and in lesser amounts by macrophages and epithelial cells |
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| Back | calprotectin |
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