Signaling C-type lectin receptors in antimycobacterial immunity

Mohlopheni J Marakalala; Hlumani Ndlovu

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1006333

Signaling C-type lectin receptors in antimycobacterial immunity

PLoS Pathog. 2017 Jun 22;13(6):e1006333. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006333. eCollection 2017 Jun.

Authors

Mohlopheni J Marakalala¹, Hlumani Ndlovu²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory, South Africa.
² Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Division of Chemical and Systems Biology, University of Cape Town, Observatory, South Africa.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Humans
Immunity, Innate / immunology*
Lectins, C-Type / immunology*
Mycobacterium / immunology*

Substances

Lectins, C-Type

Grants and funding

The authors acknowledge funding from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) self-initiated research grant (http://www.mrc.ac.za) (MJM), The National Research Foundation (http://www.nrf.ac.za) (MJM), SAMRC with funding from South African Department of Health (http://www.mrc.ac.za), and the University of Cape Town (HN and MJM). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. We acknowledge Dr. Claire Hoving for useful discussions.