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TREM2 governs Kupffer cell activation and explains belr1 genetic resistance to malaria liver stage infection.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 26 Nov 2013
Gonçalves Lígia Antunes, Rodrigues-Duarte Lurdes, Rodo Joana, Vieira de Moraes Luciana, Marques Isabel, Penha-Gonçalves Carlos
Abstract excerpt
Plasmodium liver stage infection is a target of interest for the treatment of and vaccination against malaria. Here we used forward genetics to search for mechanisms underlying natural host resistance to infection and identified triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) and MHC class II molecules as determinants of Plasmodium berghei liver stage infection in mice. Locus belr1 confers resistance to...
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