Endogenous MMTV Proviruses Induce Susceptibility to Both Viral and Bacterial Pathogens

Sanchita Bhadra; Mary M Lozano; Shelley M Payne; Jaquelin P Dudley

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.0020128

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Endogenous MMTV Proviruses Induce Susceptibility to Both Viral and Bacterial Pathogens

Sanchita Bhadra,

Affiliation Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America
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Mary M Lozano,

Affiliation Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America
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Shelley M Payne,

Affiliation Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America
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Jaquelin P Dudley

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jdudley@uts.cc.utexas.edu

Affiliation Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America
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Endogenous MMTV Proviruses Induce Susceptibility to Both Viral and Bacterial Pathogens

Sanchita Bhadra,
Mary M Lozano,
Shelley M Payne,
Jaquelin P Dudley

Published: December 1, 2006
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0020128

About the Authors

Sanchita Bhadra

Affiliation Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

Mary M Lozano

Affiliation Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

Shelley M Payne

Affiliation Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

Jaquelin P Dudley

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jdudley@uts.cc.utexas.edu

Affiliation Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

SB, SMP, and JPD conceived and designed the experiments. SB and MML performed the experiments. SB, MML, SMP, and JPD analyzed the data. JPD wrote the paper.

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