Orientia tsutsugamushi Modulates Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress to Benefit its Intracellular Growth and Targets NLRC5 to Inhibit Major Histocompatibility Complex I Expression

Scrub typhus, caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi, afflicts one million people annually. Despite being a global health threat, little is known about O. tsutsugamushi pathogenesis. Here, we demonstrate that O. tsutsugamushi modulates the ER and ER-associated processe...

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Main Author: Rodino, Kyle G.
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2018
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Online Access:https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5264
https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6340&context=etd