Transcriptional reprogramming in nonhuman primate (rhesus macaque) tuberculosis granulomas.

In response to Mtb infection, the host remodels the infection foci into a dense mass of cells known as the granuloma. The key objective of the granuloma is to contain the spread of Mtb into uninfected regions of the lung. However, it appears that Mtb has evolved mechanisms to resist killing in the g...

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Main Authors: Smriti Mehra, Bapi Pahar, Noton K Dutta, Cecily N Conerly, Kathrine Philippi-Falkenstein, Xavier Alvarez, Deepak Kaushal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2930844?pdf=render