The protozoan parasite Theileria annulata alters the differentiation state of the infected macrophage and suppresses musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene (MAF) transcription factors

The tick-borne protozoan parasite Theileria annulata causes a debilitating disease of cattle called Tropical Theileriosis. The parasite predominantly invades bovine macrophages (mϕ) and induces host cell transformation by a mechanism that has not been fully elucidated. Infection is associated with l...

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Main Authors: Jensen, Kirsty, Makins, Giles D., Kaliszewska, Anna, Hulme, Martin J., Paxton, Edith, Glass, Elizabeth J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Science 2009
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2723921/