<it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>6-kDa Early Secreted Antigenic Target (ESAT-6) protein downregulates Lipopolysaccharide induced <it>c-myc </it>expression by modulating the Extracellular Signal Regulated Kinases 1/2
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>(Mtb) causes death of 2–3 million people every year. The persistence of the pathogenic mycobacteria inside the macrophage occurs through modulation of host cell signaling which allows t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Immunology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/8/24 |