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Chitin induces accumulation in tissue of innate immune cells associated with allergy

Tiffany A. Reese, Hong-Erh Liang, Andrew M. Tager, Andrew D. Luster, Nico van Rooijen, David Voehringer, Richard M. Locksley

Nature · 2007 · 751 citations · 24 references

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Targeted Disruption of the MyD88 Gene Results in Loss of IL-1- and IL-18-Mediated Function

Osamu Adachi, Taro Kawai, Kiyoshi Takeda et al. · Immunity · 1998 · 2K citations · Full text

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Plant cells recognize chitin fragments for defense signaling through a plasma membrane receptor

Hanae Kaku, Yoko Nishizawa, Naoko Ishii-Minami et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2006 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Acidic Mammalian Chitinase in Asthmatic Th2 Inflammation and IL-13 Pathway Activation

Zhou Zhu, Tao Zheng, Robert Homer et al. · Science · 2004 · 806 citations

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Identification of a Novel Acidic Mammalian Chitinase Distinct from Chitotriosidase

Rolf G. Boot, Edward F. C. Blommaart, Erwin Swart et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2001 · 511 citations · Full text

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Analysis of Type 2 Immunity In Vivo with a Bicistronic IL-4 Reporter

Markus Mohrs, Kanade Shinkai, Katja Mohrs et al. · Immunity · 2001 · 451 citations · Full text

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