Bacteria-Induced Uroplakin Signaling Mediates Bladder Response to Infection

Praveen Thumbikat; Ruth E. Berry; Ge Zhou; Benjamin K. Billips; Ryan E. Yaggie; Tetiana Zaichuk; Tung-Tien Sun; Anthony J. Schaeffer; David J. Klumpp

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1000415

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Bacteria-Induced Uroplakin Signaling Mediates Bladder Response to Infection

Praveen Thumbikat,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Ruth E. Berry,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Ge Zhou,

Affiliation Departments of Cell Biology, Dermatology, Pharmacology and Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Benjamin K. Billips,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Ryan E. Yaggie,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Tetiana Zaichuk,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Tung-Tien Sun,

Affiliation Departments of Cell Biology, Dermatology, Pharmacology and Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Anthony J. Schaeffer,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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David J. Klumpp

* E-mail: d-klumpp@northwestern.edu

Affiliations Department of Urology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Bacteria-Induced Uroplakin Signaling Mediates Bladder Response to Infection

Praveen Thumbikat,
Ruth E. Berry,
Ge Zhou,
Benjamin K. Billips,
Ryan E. Yaggie,
Tetiana Zaichuk,
Tung-Tien Sun,
Anthony J. Schaeffer,
David J. Klumpp

Published: May 1, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000415

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