They said it identifies a new link between innate immune receptors, which help mobilize the immune system to fight bacterial invaders, and hyaluronan. (sciencedaily.com)
In 2008, he joined the group of Caetano Reis e Sousa at the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) London Research Institute and later joined the Francis Crick Institute, where he was awarded Marie Curie and EMBO long - term postdoctoral fellowships to investigate innate immune receptors and signaling pathways that trigger dendritic cell activation and drive T - cell responses against viruses or tumors. (sciencemag.org)
Signaling through innate immune receptors promotes commensal bacteria colonization of the gut. (science.sciencemag.org)