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Bacterial lipoproteins and other factors released by Francisella tularensis modulate human neutrophil lifespan: Effects of a TLR1 SNP on apoptosis inhibition.
Cellular microbiology - 1 Feb 2018
Kinkead Lauren C, Whitmore Laura C, McCracken Jenna M, Fletcher Joshua R, Ketelsen Brandi B, Kaufman Justin W, Jones Bradley D, Weiss David S, Barker Jason H, Allen Lee-Ann H
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Francisella tularensis infects several cell types including neutrophils, and aberrant neutrophil accumulation contributes to tissue destruction during tularaemia. We demonstrated previously that F. tularensis strains Schu S4 and live vaccine strain markedly delay human neutrophil apoptosis and thereby prolong cell lifespan, but the bacterial factors that mediate this aspect of virulence are undefined. Herein, we...
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