Stuck in the MUC: Infinity loop of fucosylation in allergic airway inflammation

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Alex KleinJan. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 Sep.

. 2019 Sep;144(3):665-667.

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.07.012. Epub 2019 Jul 24.

¹ Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: a.kleinjan@erasmusmc.nl.

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Keywords: Asthma; anaphylatoxins; fucosylation; mucus; secretor.

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Fucosyltransferase 2 induces lung epithelial fucosylation and exacerbates house dust mite-induced airway inflammation.
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