An important clue: Fingerprints point to psoriasin in defense aginst E. coli

Charles L Bevins

doi:10.1038/ni0105-12

An important clue: Fingerprints point to psoriasin in defense aginst E. coli

Charles L Bevins

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

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Abstract

Human skin is surprisingly resistant to colonization by Escherichia coli, a prevalent commensal bacterium of the gut flora. An 11-kDa Zn²⁺-binding protein, psoriasin, is identified as the principal E. coli-bactericidal factor present at the surface of human skin.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	12-13
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Immunology
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0105-12
State	Published - Jan 2005

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An important clue: Fingerprints point to psoriasin in defense aginst E. coli

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