Identification of scavenger receptor B1 as the airway microfold cell receptor for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
H. S. Khan, V. Nair, C. R. Ruhl, S. Alvarez-Arguedas, J. L. Galvan Rendiz, L. H. Franco, L. Huang, P. Shaul, R. B. Mitchell, M. U. Shiloh
This study identifies scavenger receptor B1 as the receptor for Mycobacterium tuberculosis on airway microfold cells, showing its role in bacterial transcytosis.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2019Immunology