MicrobiologyeLifePeer-reviewed
Peptidoglycan-Chi3l1 interaction shapes gut microbiota in intestinal mucus layer
Yan Chen, Ruizhi Yang, Bin Qi, Zhao Shan
This study identifies Chi3l1 as a host protein that interacts with bacterial peptidoglycan in the gut mucus to regulate microbiota composition and prevent colitis.
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