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C-type lectin receptors in tuberculosis: what we know.
Medical microbiology and immunology - 1 Dec 2016
Goyal Surabhi, Klassert Tilman E, Slevogt Hortense
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the etiologic agent of tuberculosis (TB), is recognized by a number of pathogen recognition receptors (PRRs), either soluble or predominantly expressed on the surface of various cells of innate and adaptive immunity. C-type lectin receptors (CTLRs) are a class of PRRs which can recognize a variety of endogenous and exogenous ligands, thereby playing a crucial role in immunity, as...
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