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PLUNC Is a Novel Airway Surfactant Protein with Anti-Biofilm Activity

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2010

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Lokesh Gakhar, Jennifer A. Bartlett, Jon Penterman, Dario Mizrachi, Pradeep K. Singh, Rama K. Mallampalli, S. Ramaswamy, Paul B. McCray
PLoS ONE

Abstract

Our data suggest that the PLUNC protein contributes to the surfactant properties of airway secretions, and that this activity may interfere with biofilm formation by an airway pathogen.

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