cIAP-1 controls innate immunity to C. pneumoniae pulmonary infection.

The resistance of epithelial cells infected with Chlamydophila pneumoniae for apoptosis has been attributed to the induced expression and increased stability of anti-apoptotic proteins called inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs). The significance of cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein-1 (cIAP-...

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Main Authors: Hridayesh Prakash, Daniel Becker, Linda Böhme, Lori Albert, Martin Witzenrath, Simone Rosseau, Thomas F Meyer, Thomas Rudel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2716518?pdf=render