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ArticleNature communications2026

Non-canonical IL‑22 receptor signaling remodels the oral mucosal barrier during Candida albicans immunosurveillance.

Nicolas Millet, Jinendiran Sekar, Norma V Solis, Jian Miao, Antoine Millet, Felix E Y Aggor, Asia Wildeman, Melissa E Cook, Amirhossein Davari, Brian M Peters and 5 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Phenotypic and genotypic analysis ofInfection and immunity · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Nicolas MilletDivision of Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4644-7153
Jinendiran SekarDivision of Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8044-1628
Norma V SolisDivision of Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA.
Jian MiaoDivision of Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7013-3800
Antoine MilletThe Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA.
Felix E Y AggorUniversity of Pittsburgh, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Asia WildemanDivision of Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA.
Melissa E CookUniversity of Pittsburgh, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2336-956X
Amirhossein DavariGraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Graduate Health Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7492-9299
Brian M PetersDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0445-2077
Michail S LionakisFungal Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology (LCIM), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4994-9500
Sarah L GaffenUniversity of Pittsburgh, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8511-2041
Nicholas JendzjowskyThe Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4342-1839
Scott G FillerDivision of Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7278-3700
Marc SwidergallDivision of Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA. mswidergall@lundquist.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5261-6267

Funding

Systems Epigenomics of Persistent Bloodstream InfectionU19AI172713 · NIAID · LUNDQUIST INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER · PI ELAINE F REED · 2023 to 2026
$11.6M
Host and Fungal Regulation of Type 17 Immunity to Oral CandidiasisR37DE022550 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Sarah L Gaffen · 2017 to 2026
$5.6M
Candidalysin: a key mediator of Candida vaginitis immunopathologyR01AI134796 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI Brian M Peters · 2018 to 2026
$2.9M
Oral commensal fungi and structural immunityR01DE031382 · NIDCR · LUNDQUIST INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Marc Swidergall · 2022 to 2026
$2.5M
Regulation of Candida albicans Pathogenesis by Protein Kinase and Transcription Factor NetworksR01AI177254 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Scott G Filler, Damian J Krysan · 2024 to 2026
$2.3M
IL-17 Receptor Signaling in the Oral MucosaR01DE022550 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI GAFFEN, SARAH L · 2012 to 2016
$2.1M
Mouse model of neonatal fungal colonization to study homeostasis and diseaseR21AI187999 · NIAID · LUNDQUIST INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Marc Swidergall · 2025 to 2026
$450k
Unraveling transcriptomic and functional changes to immune sensing neuronal ganglia in response to allergy and bacteriaR21AI159221 · NIAID · LUNDQUIST INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER · PI JENDZJOWSKY, NICHOLAS · 2022 to 2023
$438k
Asthmatic inflammation requires neuronal upregulation of B-cellsR56AI175328 · NIAID · LUNDQUIST INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER · PI JENDZJOWSKY, NICHOLAS · 2024 to 2024
$332k
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) EDUC4-12837NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI134796NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI187999NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI172713NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE022550NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE031382NIDCR NIH HHS R37 DE022550U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) R01AI177254U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) R21AI159221U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) R21AI187999; U19AI172713U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) R56AI175328U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) R01DE031382U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) R37DE022550
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucosal barrier integrity is vital for homeostasis with commensal organisms while preventing pathogen invasion. Here we show that fungal-induced immunosurveillance enhances resistance to fungal outgrowth and tissue invasion by remodeling the oral mucosal epithelial barrier in mouse models of adult and neonatal Candida albicans colonization. Epithelial subset expansion and tissue remodeling are dependent on interleukin-22 and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 signaling, through a non-canonical receptor complex composed of glycoprotein 130 coupled with the interleukin-22 receptor subunit alpha-1 and the interleukin-10 receptor subunit beta. Epithelial proliferation enhanced antifungal host defenses through the upregulation of antimicrobial peptide expression. Immunosurveillance-induced epithelial remodeling is restricted to the oral mucosa, whereas barrier architecture is reset once fungal-specific immunity developed. Collectively, these findings identify fungal-induced transient mucosal remodeling as a critical determinant of resistance to mucosal fungal infection during early stages of microbial colonization.

Indexed as

Candida albicansImmunologic SurveillanceMouth MucosaReceptors, InterleukinAnimalsFemaleInterleukin-22InterleukinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorInterleukin-22interleukin-22 receptorInterleukinsReceptors, InterleukinSTAT3 Transcription Factor

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PMID41932922
PMCPMC13223278

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