Necrosis: C-type lectins sense cell death.
Recent studies have shown that C-type lectins, a family of surface receptors known to recognize microbial carbohydrate moieties, also sense products from dying cells and transduce inflammatory signals that modulate the immune system.
Cambi
Alessandra
A
Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences (NCMLS), Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Figdor
Carl
C
D017209:Apoptosis / Q000276:immunology*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D037181:Lectins, C-Type / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D018448:Models, Immunological; D009336:Necrosis / Q000276:immunology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology*
D037181:Lectins, C-Type