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Natural resistance to intracellular infections: Nramp1 encodes a membrane phosphoglycoprotein absent in macrophages from susceptible (Nramp1 D169) mouse strains.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Oct 1996
Vidal S M, Pinner E, Lepage P, Gauthier S, Gros P
Abstract excerpt
The mouse Nramp1 gene (Bcg/Ity/Lsh) controls innate defense to infection with intracellular parasites such as Mycobacterium, Salmonella, and Leishmania. Sequence analysis of Nramp1 predicts a hydrophobic, membrane-associated protein expressed exclusively in monocyte/macrophage lineages. A single G169D substitution within the fourth predicted transmembrane domain of Nramp1 is associated with susceptibility to...
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