Caspase-1 Activation via Rho GTPases: A Common Theme in Mucosal Infections?

Andreas J. Müller; Claudia Hoffmann; Wolf-Dietrich Hardt

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1000795

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Caspase-1 Activation via Rho GTPases: A Common Theme in Mucosal Infections?

Andreas J. Müller,

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Claudia Hoffmann,

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Wolf-Dietrich Hardt

* E-mail: hardt@micro.biol.ethz.ch

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Caspase-1 Activation via Rho GTPases: A Common Theme in Mucosal Infections?

Andreas J. Müller,
Claudia Hoffmann,
Wolf-Dietrich Hardt

Published: February 26, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000795

About the Authors

Andreas J. Müller

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Claudia Hoffmann

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Wolf-Dietrich Hardt

* E-mail: hardt@micro.biol.ethz.ch

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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