Ligation of Dectin-2 with a novel microbial ligand promotes adjuvant activity for vaccination.

The development of vaccines against fungi and other intracellular microbes is impeded in part by a lack of suitable adjuvants. While most current vaccines against infectious diseases preferentially induce production of antibodies, cellular immunity is essential for the resolution of fungal infection...

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Main Authors: Huafeng Wang, Taek-Jin Lee, Scott J Fites, Richard Merkhofer, Robert Zarnowski, Tristan Brandhorst, Kevin Galles, Bruce Klein, Marcel Wüthrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5565193?pdf=render