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ATF3 confers resistance to pneumococcal infection through positive regulation of cytokine production.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2014
Nguyen Cuong Thach, Kim Eun-Hye, Luong Truc Thanh, Pyo Suhkneung, Rhee Dong-Kwon
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Activating transcription factor-3 (ATF3) is known as a suppressor of cytokine production after exposure to lipopolysaccharide or during gram-negative bacterial infection. However, the mechanism by which ATF3 regulates innate immunity against gram-positive bacterial infection, particularly Streptococcus pneumoniae, remains unknown. METHODS: The wild-type and ATF3 knock-out (KO) mice were infected...
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