Fungi Enter the Stage of Colon Carcinogenesis

Immunity. 2018 Sep 18;49(3):384-386. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.09.002.

Abstract

The significant contribution of intestinal bacteria for the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer is widely accepted by now. In this issue of Immunity, two articles by Malik et al. (2018) and Wang et al. (2018) highlight the role of commensal fungi, which so far have been underestimated.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • CARD Signaling Adaptor Proteins
  • Carcinogenesis
  • Colon
  • Colonic Neoplasms*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / microbiology*
  • Fungi
  • Humans
  • Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells*

Substances

  • CARD Signaling Adaptor Proteins
  • CARD9 protein, human