Toxoplasma gondii rhoptry kinase ROP16 activates STAT3 and STAT6 resulting in cytokine inhibition and arginase-1-dependent growth control.

The ROP16 kinase of Toxoplasma gondii is injected into the host cell cytosol where it activates signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)-3 and STAT6. Here, we generated a ROP16 deletion mutant on a Type I parasite strain background, as well as a control complementation mutant with res...

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Main Authors: Barbara A Butcher, Barbara A Fox, Leah M Rommereim, Sung Guk Kim, Kirk J Maurer, Felix Yarovinsky, De'Broski R Herbert, David J Bzik, Eric Y Denkers
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5d5a3e6ddba6441b90a69369ee02286d
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