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Inhibitory role for D-alanylation of wall teichoic acid in activation of insect Toll pathway by peptidoglycan of Staphylococcus aureus.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Aug 2010
Tabuchi Yukichika, Shiratsuchi Akiko, Kurokawa Kenji, Gong Ji Hee, Sekimizu Kazuhisa, Lee Bok Luel, Nakanishi Yoshinobu
Abstract excerpt
Pathogenic bacteria mitigate host immunity to establish infections, but the mechanism of this bacterial action has not been fully elucidated. To search for cell wall components that modulate innate immune responses in host organisms, we examined Staphylococcus aureus mutants, which were deficient...
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