Toxoplasma gondii inhibits covalent modification of histone H3 at the IL-10 promoter in infected macrophages.
Infection of macrophages with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii results in inhibition of a large panel of LPS-responsive cytokines, including TNF-alpha, while leaving others such as IL-10 intact. Recent studies provide evidence that the parasite interferes with chromatin remodeling at the TNF...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2763200?pdf=render |