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. 2018 Sep;18(9):537-538.
doi: 10.1038/s41577-018-0040-4.

Quorum sensing in the immune system

Luca Antonioli  1 , Corrado Blandizzi  1 , Pál Pacher  2 , Martin Guilliams  3   4 , György Haskó  5
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Quorum sensing in the immune system

Luca Antonioli et al. Nat Rev Immunol. 2018 Sep.

Abstract

Quorum sensing is the regulation of gene expression programmes in response to changes in population density. It is probably best recognized as a mechanism through which bacterial communities can synchronize behaviours, such as biofilm formation and bioluminescence. This Comment article highlights the emerging evidence suggesting that quorum sensing also contributes to the regulation of immune cell responses.

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