A sand fly salivary protein acts as a neutrophil chemoattractant

A sand fly salivary protein acts as a neutrophil chemoattractant

Immune mimicry has been shown in chemokine like moieties from bacteria and viruses. Here, the authors characterise a sand fly salivary protein that induces neutrophil chemotaxis and explore its impact in a model of parasitic infection.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anderson B. Guimaraes-Costa, John P. Shannon, Ingrid Waclawiak, Jullyanna Oliveira, Claudio Meneses, Waldione de Castro, Xi Wen, Joseph Brzostowski, Tiago D. Serafim, John F. Andersen, Heather D. Hickman, Shaden Kamhawi, Jesus G. Valenzuela, Fabiano Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23002-5

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23002-5

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