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Mice deficient in LRG-47 display increased susceptibility to mycobacterial infection associated with the induction of lymphopenia.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jan 2004
Feng Carl G, Collazo-Custodio Carmen M, Eckhaus Michael, Hieny Sara, Belkaid Yasmine, Elkins Karen, Jankovic Dragana, Taylor Gregory A, Sher Alan
Abstract excerpt
Although IFN-gamma is essential for host control of mycobacterial infection, the mechanisms by which the cytokine restricts pathogen growth are only partially understood. LRG-47 is an IFN-inducible GTP-binding protein previously shown to be required for IFN-gamma-dependent host resistance to acute Listeria monocytogenes and Toxoplasma gondii infections. To examine the role of LRG-47 in control of mycobacterial...
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