Nod1, but not the ASC inflammasome, contributes to induction of IL-1β secretion in human trophoblasts after sensing of Chlamydia trachomatis

Mucosal Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 235-243

  Kavathas, P B ^a   Boeras, C M ^a   Mulla, M J ^a   Abrahams, V M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTOR PROTEIN; APOPTOSIS ASSOCIATED SPECK LIKE PROTEIN CONTAINING A CARD; CASPASE RECRUITMENT DOMAIN PROTEIN 4; CRYOPYRIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; MYELOID DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 88; PRO INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INNATE IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 84874099046     PISSN: 19330219     EISSN: 19353456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mi.2012.63     Document Type: Article

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