The Saposin-Like Protein AplD Displays Pore-Forming Activity and Participates in Defense Against Bacterial Infection During a Multicellular Stage of Dictyostelium discoideum
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Citation: Dhakshinamoorthy R, Bitzhenner M, Cosson P, Soldati T and Leippe M (2018) The Saposin-Like Protein AplD Displays Pore-Forming Activity and Participates in Defense Against Bacterial Infection During a Multicellular Stage of Dictyostelium discoideum. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 8:73. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00073 The Saposin-Like Protein AplD Displays Pore-Forming Activity and Participates in Defense Against Bacterial Infection During a Multicellular Stage of Dictyostelium discoideum
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