The Role of Syk/CARD9-Coupled C-Type Lectin Receptors in Immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections

There is increasing interest in understanding the mechanisms underlying the interactions that occur between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and host innate immune cells. These cells express pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) which recognise mycobacterial pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) a...

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Main Authors: Mohlopheni Jackson Marakalala, Lisa M. Graham, Gordon D. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/567571