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Suppression of hepcidin expression and iron overload mediate Salmonella susceptibility in ankyrin 1 ENU-induced mutant.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Yuki Kyoko E, Eva Megan M, Richer Etienne, Chung Dudley, Paquet Marilène, Cellier Mathieu, Canonne-Hergaux François, Vaulont Sophie, Vidal Silvia M, Malo Danielle
Abstract excerpt
Salmonella, a ubiquitous Gram-negative intracellular bacterium, is a food borne pathogen that infects a broad range of hosts. Infection with Salmonella Typhimurium in mice is a broadly recognized experimental model resembling typhoid fever in humans. Using a N-ethyl-N-nitrosurea (ENU) mutagenesis recessive screen, we report the identification of Ity16 (Immunity to Typhimurium locus 16), a locus responsible for...
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