Cross-reactivity and sequence similarity between microbial transglutaminase and human tissue antigens
Abstract Microbial transglutaminase (mTG) is a bacterial survival factor, frequently used as a food additive to glue processed nutrients. As a result, new immunogenic epitopes are generated that might drive autoimmunity. Presently, its contribution to autoimmunity through epitope similarity and cros...
Main Authors: | Aaron Lerner, Carina Benzvi, Aristo Vojdani |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-10-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44452-5 |
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