Secreted fungal virulence effector triggers allergic inflammation via TLR4 - Nature.com

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Cryptococcus neoformans secretes CPL1 protein, which induces alternative activation of macrophages via Toll-like receptor 4 in mice and is essential for fungal virulence.

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