Two studies identify a tissue-autonomous innate immune mechanism whereby infection provokes epithelial cells to produce IL-17C that engages an epithelial receptor composed of IL-17RA and IL-17RE chains, which promotes host defense and immune activation.
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Swamy, M., Hayday, A. Provocative exhibits at the Seventeen Gallery. Nat Immunol 12, 1131–1133 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni.2164
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