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Editor's Corner

To UPR… and beyond!

A new role for a BiP/GRP78 protein in the control of antimicrobial peptide expression in C. elegans epidermis

Todd Lamitina Department of Physiology; Perelman School of Medicine; University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Group; Cell Biology and Physiology Program; University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Eric Chevet INSERM U1053; Bordeaux, France; Université Bordeaux-Segalen; Bordeaux, FranceCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
Pages 238-240 | Published online: 01 May 2012

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