An immune response with a sweet tooth

John-Demian Sauer ()

Nature, 2018, vol. 561, issue 7721, 37-38

Abstract: A previously unknown pathway that enables mammalian cells to recognize infection and trigger an immune response requires a kinase enzyme in the host cell to bind a sugar molecule produced by infecting bacteria.

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