Melanin triggers antifungal defences

Arturo Casadevall ()

Nature, 2018, vol. 555, issue 7696, 319-320

Abstract: Melanins are enigmatic pigments that have many roles, and the melanin in pathogenic fungi can aid host infection. Identification of a mammalian protein that recognizes melanin now reveals an antifungal defence pathway.

Keywords: Immunology; Microbiology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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