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Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Reduces Microtubule-Dependent Campylobacter jejuni Invasion.
Infection and immunity - 1 Oct 2017
Kido Junko, Shimohata Takaaki, Amano Sachie, Hatayama Sho, Nguyen Anh Quoc, Sato Yuri, Kanda Yuna, Tentaku Aya, Fukushima Shiho, Nakahashi Mutsumi, Uebanso Takashi, Mawatari Kazuaki, Takahashi Akira
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacterjejuni is a foodborne pathogen that induces gastroenteritis. Invasion and adhesion are essential in the process of C. jejuni infection leading to gastroenteritis. The mucosal layer plays a key role in the system of defense against efficient invasion and adhesion by bacteria, which is modulated by several ion channels and transporters mediated by water flux in the intestine. The cystic fibrosis...
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