Sho Yamasaki and his research group showed that the innate immune receptor Mincle (macrophage inducible Ctype lectin) plays pivotal roles against invasive GAS (group A Streptococcus) infection.

　n this study, the authors showed that the innate immune receptor Mincle (macrophage inducible Ctype lectin)
plays pivotal roles against invasive GAS infection through the recognition of monoglucosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG),
a component of the lipoteichoic acid anchor.

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