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.
Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences (NCMLS), Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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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