Sphingosine kinase-1 (SphK-1) regulates Mycobacterium smegmatis infection in macrophages.

Sphingosine kinase-1 is known to mediate Mycobacterium smegmatis induced inflammatory responses in macrophages, but its role in controlling infection has not been reported to date. We aimed to unravel the significance of SphK-1 in controlling M. smegmatis infection in RAW 264.7 macrophages. Our resu...

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Main Authors: Hridayesh Prakash, Anja Lüth, Natalia Grinkina, Daniela Holzer, Raj Wadgaonkar, Alexis Perez Gonzalez, Elsa Anes, Burkhard Kleuser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2871783?pdf=render