Differential Binding of IgG and IgA to Mucus of the Female Reproductive Tract

Kelly M. Fahrbach; Olga Malykhina; Daniel J. Stieh; Thomas J. Hope

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0076176

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Differential Binding of IgG and IgA to Mucus of the Female Reproductive Tract

Kelly M. Fahrbach,

Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Olga Malykhina,

Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Daniel J. Stieh,

Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Thomas J. Hope

* E-mail: thope@northwestern.edu

Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Differential Binding of IgG and IgA to Mucus of the Female Reproductive Tract

Kelly M. Fahrbach,
Olga Malykhina,
Daniel J. Stieh,
Thomas J. Hope

Published: October 2, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076176

About the Authors

Kelly M. Fahrbach

Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Olga Malykhina

Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Daniel J. Stieh

Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Thomas J. Hope

* E-mail: thope@northwestern.edu

Affiliation Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TJH KMF DJS. Performed the experiments: KMF OM. Analyzed the data: KMF OM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TJH. Wrote the paper: KMF TJH.

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