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Mammalian Cell‐Entry Proteins Encoded by the <i>mce3</i> Operon of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> are Expressed During Natural Infection in Humans
20 Sept 2004
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The mammalian cell-entry (mce)3 operon is one of four homologous mce operons on Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome that encodes six putative invasin/ adhesin-like proteins (Mce3A-F) possibly involved in the entry and survival of this bacterium inside macrophages. To study the in vivo expression of the mce3 operon-encoded proteins during natural human infection, the genes encoding Mce3A-F were cloned and expressed...
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