Chemerin is an antimicrobial agent in human epidermis.

Chemerin is an antimicrobial agent in human epidermis.

Chemerin, a chemoattractant ligand for chemokine-like receptor 1 (CMKLR1) is predicted to share similar tertiary structure with antibacterial cathelicidins. Recombinant chemerin has antimicrobial activity. Here we show that endogenous chemerin is abundant in human epidermis, and that inhibition of b...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Banas, Katarzyna Zabieglo, Gopinath Kasetty, Monika Kapinska-Mrowiecka, Julia Borowczyk, Justyna Drukala, Krzysztof Murzyn, Brian A Zabel, Eugene C Butcher, Jens M Schroeder, Artur Schmidtchen, Joanna Cichy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3604073?pdf=render

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