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The adaptor molecule CARD9 is essential for tuberculosis control.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 12 Apr 2010
Dorhoi Anca, Desel Christiane, Yeremeev Vladimir, Pradl Lydia, Brinkmann Volker, Mollenkopf Hans-Joachim, Hanke Karin, Gross Olaf, Ruland Jürgen, Kaufmann Stefan H E
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The cross talk between host and pathogen starts with recognition of bacterial signatures through pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), which mobilize downstream signaling cascades. We investigated the role of the cytosolic adaptor caspase recruitment domain family, member 9 (CARD9) in tuberculosis. This adaptor was critical for full activation of innate immunity by converging signals downstream of multiple PRRs....
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