Dock2 affects the host susceptibility to Citrobacter rodentium infection through regulating gut microbiota
Abstract Background Dysregulated gut microbiota is one of major pathogenic factors in the development of colitis. Dock2 acts as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) and activates small G protein RAC1. Our previous study showed that, compared to wild type (WT) mice, Dock2 −/− mice were more sus...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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Series: | Gut Pathogens |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-021-00449-x |