Sensing microbial RNA in the cytosol

Frontiers in Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue DEC, 2013, Pages

  Vabret, Nicolas ^a   Blander, J Magarian ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytosol; DExD H box helicases; Innate immune escape; Pathogen associated molecular patterns; Pattern recognition receptors; RIG I like receptors; RNA helicases

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892173964     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16643224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00468     Document Type: Review

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