Role of mTOR Downstream Effector Signaling Molecules in Francisella Tularensis Internalization by Murine Macrophages

Michael W. Edwards; James A. Aultman; Gregory Harber; Jay M. Bhatt; Elizabeth Sztul; Qingan Xu; Ping Zhang; Suzanne M. Michalek; Jannet Katz

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083226

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Role of mTOR Downstream Effector Signaling Molecules in Francisella Tularensis Internalization by Murine Macrophages

Michael W. Edwards,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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James A. Aultman,

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Gregory Harber,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Jay M. Bhatt,

Affiliation Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Elizabeth Sztul,

Affiliation Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Qingan Xu,

Current Address: The Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Ping Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Suzanne M. Michalek,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Jannet Katz

* E-mail: meow@uab.edu

Affiliations Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Role of mTOR Downstream Effector Signaling Molecules in Francisella Tularensis Internalization by Murine Macrophages

Michael W. Edwards,
James A. Aultman,
Gregory Harber,
Jay M. Bhatt,
Elizabeth Sztul,
Qingan Xu,
Ping Zhang,
Suzanne M. Michalek,
Jannet Katz

Published: December 3, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083226

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