NKp46 Is an NK Cell Fungicidal Pattern Recognition Receptor

• Autores: Shu Shun Li--, Christopher H. Mody
• Localización: Trends in microbiology, ISSN 0966-842X, Vol. 24, Nº. 12, 2016, págs. 929-931
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Natural killer (NK) cells are an important contributor to innate host defense because of their role in direct microbial recognition and killing. Vitenshtein et al. make an important contribution by demonstrating that NK cells kill Candida glabrata using the NK activating receptor, NKp46, which recognizes the Epa adhesins.