Deficiency in the glycosyltransferase Gcnt1 increases susceptibility to tuberculosis through a mechanism involving neutrophils.
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Mucosal Immunol. 2020 Sep;13(5):836-848. doi: 10.1038/s41385-020-0277-7. Epub 2020 Mar 13.
Mucosal Immunol. 2020.
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The increased susceptibility of Gcnt1 deficient mice was characterized by extensive lung immune pathology, mechanistically related to neutrophils. Uninfected Gcnt1 deficient mice presented bone marrow, blood and lung neutrophilia, which further increased with infect …
The increased susceptibility of Gcnt1 deficient mice was characterized by extensive lung immune pathology, mechanistically related to …