A Novel Role for the NLRC4 Inflammasome in Mucosal Defenses against the Fungal Pathogen Candida albicans

Jeffrey Tomalka; Sandhya Ganesan; Elaheh Azodi; Krupen Patel; Parth Majmudar; Brian A. Hall; Katherine A. Fitzgerald; Amy G. Hise

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002379

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A Novel Role for the NLRC4 Inflammasome in Mucosal Defenses against the Fungal Pathogen Candida albicans

Jeffrey Tomalka,

Affiliations Center for Global Health and Diseases, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Sandhya Ganesan,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Elaheh Azodi,

Affiliation Center for Global Health and Diseases, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Krupen Patel,

Affiliation Center for Global Health and Diseases, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Parth Majmudar,

Affiliation Center for Global Health and Diseases, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Brian A. Hall,

Affiliation Center for Global Health and Diseases, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Katherine A. Fitzgerald,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Amy G. Hise

* E-mail: amy.hise@case.edu

Affiliations Center for Global Health and Diseases, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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A Novel Role for the NLRC4 Inflammasome in Mucosal Defenses against the Fungal Pathogen Candida albicans

Jeffrey Tomalka,
Sandhya Ganesan,
Elaheh Azodi,
Krupen Patel,
Parth Majmudar,
Brian A. Hall,
Katherine A. Fitzgerald,
Amy G. Hise

Published: December 8, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002379

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