title: A conduit to amplify innate immunity.
abstract: In this issue of Immunity, Py et al. (2013) report that upon bacterial infection, a fragment of the matrix protein cochlin is released from the conduits of B cell follicles to trigger protective cytokines in the periphery.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Am Campus 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moussion
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sixt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020566:Dendritic Cells, Follicular / Q000378:metabolism*; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: C491729:Coch protein, mouse; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins