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Intestinal autophagy activity is essential for host defense against Salmonella typhimurium infection in Caenorhabditis elega
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Alexander Curt, Jiuli Zhang, Justin Minnerly, Kailiang Jia
Publisher: Elsevier
Description: Salmonella typhimurium infects both intestinal epithelial cells and macrophages. Autophagy is a lysosomal
degradation pathway that is present in all eukaryotes. Autophagy has been reported to limit the
Salmonella replication in Caenorhabditis elegans and in mammals. However, it is unknown whether intestinal
autophagy activity plays a role in host defense against Salmonella infection in C.… more
Full Text: Developmental and Comparative Immunology 45 (2014) 214–218 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Developmental and Comparative Immunology journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/dci Short communication Intestinal autophagy activity is essential for …