β-Glucans: Going through GM-CSF to get to dectin

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 521-524

  Martin, Keith R ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta glucan; Dectin 1; GM CSF; Pathogen associated molecular pattern; Pattern recognition receptor; Syk1

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; CURDLAN; DECTIN 1; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; LECTIN; PROTEIN KINASE SYK; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; GRIFOLA FRONDOSA; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGARICALES; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; NOTE; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AGARICALES; ANIMALS; AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; BETA-GLUCANS; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES;

EID: 84860843083     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1011508     Document Type: Editorial

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