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    Invasion of the Brain by Listeria monocytogenes Is Mediated by InlF and Host Cell Vimentin

    Listeria monocytogenes is an intracellular bacterial pathogen that is capable of invading numerous host cells during infection. L. monocytogenes can cross the blood-brain barrier, leading to life-threatening meningitis. Here we show that an L. monocytogenes surface protein, InlF, is necessary for optimal colonization of the brain in mice. Furthermore, in the absence of vimentin, a cytosolic intermediate...

    Pallab Ghosh, Elizabeth M. Halvorsen, Dustin A. Ammendolia, Nirit Mor-Vaknin, Mary X. D. O’Riordan, John H. Brumell, David M. Markovitz, Darren E. Higgins
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    Brain Macrophages in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected, Antiretroviral-Suppressed Macaques: a Functional Latent Reservoir
    Claudia R. Avalos, Celina M. Abreu, Suzanne E. Queen, Ming Li, Sarah Price, Erin N. Shirk, Elizabeth L. Engle, Ellen Forsyth, Brandon T. Bullock, Feilim Mac Gabhann, Stephen W. Wietgrefe, Ashley T. Haase, M. Christine Zink, Joseph L. Mankowski, Janice E. Clements, Lucio Gama
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