TgROP18 targets IL20RB for host-defense-related-STAT3 activation during Toxoplasma gondii infection

Abstract Background Toxoplasma gondii is an opportunistic protozoan infecting almost one-third of the world’s population. Toxoplasma gondii rhoptry protein 18 (TgROP18) is a key virulence factor determining the parasite’s acute virulence and is secreted into host cells during infection. We previousl...

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Main Authors: Ling Kong, Dan Jiang, Cheng He, Jing Xia, Haixia Wei, Lijuan Zhou, Hongjuan Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04251-7