Candidalysin activates innate epithelial immune responses via epidermal growth factor receptor

Ho, J; Yang, XX; Nikou, SA; Kichik, N; Donkin, A; Ponde, NO; Richardson, JP; Gratacap, RL; Archambault, LS; Zwirner, CP; Murciano, C; Henley-Smith, R; Thavaraj, S; Tynan, CJ; Gaffen, SL; Hube, B; Wheeler, RT; Moyes, DL; Naglik, JR

Ho, J; Naglik, JR (reprint author), Kings Coll London, Fac Dent Oral & Craniofacial Sci, Ctr Host Microbiome Interact, London SE1 1UL, England.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 2019; 10 ():

Abstract

Candida albicans is a fungal pathobiont, able to cause epithelial cell damage and immune activation. These functions have been attributed to its secre......

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