Monthly Archives: January 2011

CFTR aids Listeria escape into cell cytosol

The intracellular pathogen Listeria monocytogenes must escape the vacuole formed during entry into the host cell to replicate in its preferred environment—the cell cytosol—and continues its life cycle. Although the pore-forming bacterial toxin listeriolysin O is vital for Listeria escape … Continue reading

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