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Coiling Phagocytosis ofBorrelia burgdorferiby Primary Human Macrophages Is Controlled by CDC42Hs and Rac1 and Involves Recruitment of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein and Arp2/3 Complex
1 Mar 2001
Abstract excerpt
Lyme borreliosis is a multisystemic disorder primarily affecting the skin, nervous system, and joints. It is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and is transmitted via ticks of the Ixodidae family. Persistence of borreliae within macrophages has been implicated in the often chronic history of borreliosis. The uptake of B. burgdorferi by professional phagocytes occurs predominantly by coiling...
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