CD209 C-Type Lectins Promote Host Invasion, Dissemination, and Infection of Toxoplasma gondii

CD209 C-Type Lectins Promote Host Invasion, Dissemination, and Infection of Toxoplasma gondii

Toxoplasma gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis and a major opportunistic parasite associated with AIDS, is able to invade host cells of animals and humans. Studies suggested that the ability of host invasion by the tachyzoite, the infectious form of T. gondii, is essential for the pathogeni...

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Main Authors: Olivia Adhiambo Njiri, Xiaoyan Zhang, Yingmiao Zhang, Bicong Wu, Lingyu Jiang, Qiao Li, Wenqi Liu, Tie Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
tachyzoite
C-type lectin
CD209
invasion
host dissemination
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00656/full

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