Listening In: Plasmacytoid DC, Monocyte-Derived DC, and Neutrophil Crosstalk in Antifungal Defense.

Listening In: Plasmacytoid DC, Monocyte-Derived DC, and Neutrophil Crosstalk in Antifungal Defense.

Cell Host Microbe. 2020 Jul 08;28(1):9-11

Authors: Liu X, Shin S

Abstract
Plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs) are typically thought to be key in antiviral defense. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Guo, Kasahara et al. (2020) reveal a critical role for pDCs in antifungal immunity. Aspergillus-infected monocyte-derived DCs and neutrophils recruit pDCs, which promote neutrophil fungicidal activity.

PMID: 32645355 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]

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