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Cystic fibrosis CFBE41o- cells contain TLR1 SNP I602S and fail to respond to Mycobacterium abscessus.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Dec 2013
Kempaiah Prakasha, Davidson Lisa B, Perkins Douglas J, Byrd Thomas F
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BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium abscessus causes lung infection in patients with cystic fibrosis. M. abscessus stimulates the host innate immune response via TLR2 on respiratory epithelial cells. Signaling through TLR2 requires the formation of TLR2/TLR1 heterodimers on the cell surface. METHODS: The ability of M. abscessus to stimulate the innate immune response of cystic fibrosis CFBE41o- respiratory epithelial cells...
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