Anthrax toxins suppress T lymphocyte activation by disrupting antigen receptor signaling

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 325-331

  Paccani, Silvia Rossi ^a   Tonello, Fiorella ^b   Ghittoni, Raffaella ^a   Natale, Mariarita ^a   Muraro, Lucia ^b   D'Elios, Mario Milco ^c   Tang, Wei Jen ^d   Montecucco, Cesare ^b   Baldari, Cosima T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETHAL GENE; LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANTHRAX; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, CD; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL LINE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 13644268542     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20041557     Document Type: Article

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