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Review
. 2008 Oct;9(10):1101-2.
doi: 10.1038/ni1008-1101.

Tuberculosis: unsealing the apoptotic envelope

Steven A Porcelli  1 , William R Jacobs Jr
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Review

Tuberculosis: unsealing the apoptotic envelope

Steven A Porcelli et al. Nat Immunol. 2008 Oct.

Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis grows in macrophages but escapes these cells by triggering their death. New findings delineate how this pathogen controls macrophage death to favor bacterial survival and avoid host immunity.

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