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Siderocalin inhibits the intracellular replication of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in macrophages.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 Feb 2010
Johnson Erin E, Srikanth Chittur V, Sandgren Andreas, Harrington Lynne, Trebicka Estela, Wang Lijian, Borregaard Niels, Murray Megan, Cherayil Bobby J
Abstract excerpt
Siderocalin is a secreted protein that binds to siderophores to prevent bacterial iron acquisition. While it has been shown to inhibit the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) in extracellular cultures, its effect on this pathogen within macrophages is not clear. Here, we show that sideroc...
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