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B lymphocytes undergo TLR2-dependent apoptosis upon Shigella infection.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 2 Jun 2014
Nothelfer Katharina, Arena Ellen T, Pinaud Laurie, Neunlist Michel, Mozeleski Brian, Belotserkovsky Ilia, Parsot Claude, Dinadayala Premkumar, Burger-Kentischer Anke, Raqib Rubhana, Sansonetti Philippe J, Phalipon Armelle
Abstract excerpt
Antibody-mediated immunity to Shigella, the causative agent of bacillary dysentery, requires several episodes of infection to get primed and is short-lasting, suggesting that the B cell response is functionally impaired. We show that upon ex vivo infection of human colonic tissue, invasive S. flexneri interacts with and occasionally invades B lymphocytes. The induction of a type three secretion apparatus...
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