An interferon-related signature in the transcriptional core response of human macrophages to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

The W-Beijing family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strains is known for its high-prevalence and -virulence, as well as for its genetic diversity, as recently reported by our laboratories and others. However, little is known about how the immune system responds to these strains. To explore this...

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Main Authors: Kang Wu, Dandan Dong, Hai Fang, Florence Levillain, Wen Jin, Jian Mei, Brigitte Gicquel, Yanzhi Du, Kankan Wang, Qian Gao, Olivier Neyrolles, Ji Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3366933?pdf=render