title: Phagocytes: fussy about carbs.
abstract: A new mechanistic model based on the formation of a phagocytic synapse explains how immune cells detect and respond to direct contact with fungal pathogens.
authors: Section of Immunology and Infection, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK.
authors: Ann M
authors: AM
authors: Kerrigan
authors: Gordon D
authors: GD
authors: Brown
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000276:immunology; D054992:Immunological Synapses / Q000276:immunology; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D018448:Models, Immunological; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000276:immunology*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000276:immunology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D047071:beta-Glucans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000099181:Dectin-1
chemical_list: D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D047071:beta-Glucans; D000099181:Dectin-1