The mouth opens wide onto an additional view of immune development at mucosal borders

Cell Host Microbe. 2021 Feb 10;29(2):148-149. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2021.01.013.

Abstract

Much of our understanding of the way mucosal surfaces achieve a harmonious balance with their resident commensal microbiota derives from analysis of this interplay in the gut. Koren et al. (2021) interrogate the dynamics of this relationship in the mouth during early life and find that highly tissue-specific responses facilitate maturation.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Epithelium
  • Immunity, Mucosal*
  • Microbiota*
  • Mouth
  • Mouth Mucosa