Re-trafficking proteins to fight Salmonella infections
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - 10:10
in Health & Medicine
When humans get infected by pathogenic bacteria, the body's immune system tries to eliminate the intruders. One way of doing this is by launching an inflammatory response—a cascade of events that includes the expression of protective proteins, the activation of immune cells, and a process of controlled cell death when infected cells can't be saved.