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Prominent members of the human gut microbiota express endo-acting O-glycanases to initiate mucin breakdown
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2020.
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Abstract
- Epithelial cells that line the gut secrete complex glycoproteins that form a mucus layer to protect the gut wall from enteric pathogens. Here, the authors provide a comprehensive characterisation of endo-acting glycoside hydrolases expressed by mucin-degrading members of the microbiome that are able to cleave the O-glycan chains of a range of different animal and human mucins.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.34729e0035e248979eeaf2cddb4c661b
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17847-5