Sensing fungi at the oral epithelium

Ivy M Dambuza; Gordon D Brown

doi:10.1038/s41564-017-0086-2

Sensing fungi at the oral epithelium

Ivy M Dambuza
, Gordon D Brown

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The mechanisms involved in controlling Candida albicans at mucosal sites are not fully understood. Recent work identifies the EphA2 on epithelial cells as a fungal β-glucan receptor that is critical for mediating protective immunity during oral candidiasis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4-5
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Microbiology
Volume	3
Issue number	1
Early online date	18 Dec 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-017-0086-2
Publication status	Published - Jan 2018

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