Phototropin receptors are associated with the plasma membrane, where they function as light-activated serine/threonine kinases.

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The innate immune system includes physical and chemical—as well as cellular responses

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The main physical barriers—the body’s first line of defense—are the epithelial layers of the skin and of the mucosal and glandular tissue surfaces connected to the body’s openings

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These epithelial barriers include the skin and the tissue surfaces connected to the body’s openings.

Skin and other epithelia provide a kind of living “plastic wrap” that encases and protects the inner domains of the body from infection.

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Chemical barriers at these surfaces include specialized soluble substances that possess antimicrobial activity as well as acid pH.

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Antimicrobial proteins