The fungal peptide toxin Candidalysin activates the NLRP3 inflammasome and causes cytolysis in mononuclear phagocytes

Phagocytic cells of the innate immune system play critical roles in defence against invading pathogens including the opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans. Here the authors show that C. albicans derived Candidalysin in addition to being a cell-damaging toxin to mononuclear phagocytes is a trigger...

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Auteurs principaux: Lydia Kasper, Annika König, Paul-Albert Koenig, Mark S. Gresnigt, Johannes Westman, Rebecca A. Drummond, Michail S. Lionakis, Olaf Groß, Jürgen Ruland, Julian R. Naglik, Bernhard Hube
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Publié: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/5324ba10a64d4c6bbae3366e1c0cfbac
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