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Global Transcriptional Profile of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> during THP-1 Human Macrophage Infection
11 Dec 2007
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During lung infection, Mycobacterium tuberculosis resides in macrophages and subverts the bactericidal mechanisms of these professional phagocytes. Comprehension of this host-pathogen relationship is fundamental for the development of new therapies to cure and prevent tuberculosis. In this work, we analyzed the transcriptional profile of M. tuberculosis infecting human macrophage-like THP-1 cells in order to...
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