Autores
Mark HT Stappers, Alexandra E Clark, Vishukumar Aimanianda, Stefan Bidula, Delyth M Reid, Patawee Asamaphan, Sarah E Hardison, Ivy M Dambuza, Isabel Valsecchi, Bernhard Kerscher, Anthony Plato, Carol A Wallace, Raif Yuecel, Betty Hebecker, Maria da Glória Teixeira Sousa, Cristina Cunha, Yan Liu, Ten Feizi, Axel A Brakhage, Kyung J Kwon-Chung, Neil AR Gow, Matteo Zanda, Monica Piras, Chiara Zanato, Martin Jaeger, Mihai G Netea, Frank L van de Veerdonk, João F Lacerda, António Campos, Agostinho Carvalho, Janet A Willment, Jean-Paul Latgé, Gordon D Brown
Fecha de publicación
2018/3/15
Revista
Nature
Volumen
555
Número
7696
Páginas
382-386
Editor
Nature Publishing Group UK
Descripción
Resistance to infection is critically dependent on the ability of pattern recognition receptors to recognize microbial invasion and induce protective immune responses. One such family of receptors are the C-type lectins, which are central to antifungal immunity. These receptors activate key effector mechanisms upon recognition of conserved fungal cell-wall carbohydrates. However, several other immunologically active fungal ligands have been described; these include melanin,, for which the mechanism of recognition is hitherto undefined. Here we identify a C-type lectin receptor, melanin-sensing C-type lectin receptor (MelLec), that has an essential role in antifungal immunity through recognition of the naphthalene-diol unit of 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN)-melanin. MelLec recognizes melanin in conidial spores of Aspergillus fumigatus as well as in other DHN-melanized fungi. MelLec is ubiquitously expressed …
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