Regulation of the expression of Mycobacterium avium complex proteins differs according to the environment within host cells.

doi:10.1038/icb.1997.6

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Regulation of the expression of Mycobacterium avium complex proteins differs according to the environment within host cells.

Immunology and cell biology - 1 Feb 1997

Bermudez L E, Petrofsky M

Abstract excerpt

Mycobacterium avium is an intracellular organism that can infect a number of cell types such as macrophages and epithelial cells. Each one of these cells represents a different environment that requires specific adaptation from the bacterium. The effect of uptake of M. avium and M. smegmatis by b...

Topics

Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Proteins
Extracellular Space
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
HT29 Cells
Humans
Macrophages
Mycobacterium avium Complex
Phenotype
Time Factors
Up-Regulation

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