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CpG DNA: security code for host defense

Nature Immunology volume 2, pages 15–16 (2001)Cite this article

The immunomodulatory character of bacterial CpG DNA is well known. A report in a recent issue of Nature pinpoints a Toll-like receptor as the cellular accomplice in this innate immune reaction.

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