Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin induces blood brain barrier permeability via caveolae-dependent transcytosis and requires expression of MAL.

Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin (ETX) is responsible for causing the economically devastating disease, enterotoxaemia, in livestock. It is well accepted that ETX causes blood brain barrier (BBB) permeability, however the mechanisms involved in this process are not well understood. Using in viv...

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Main Authors: Jennifer R Linden, Claudia Flores, Eric F Schmidt, Francisco A Uzal, Adam O Michel, Marissa Valenzuela, Sebastian Dobrow, Timothy Vartanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-11-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008014