Wegner M (2013)
Publication Type: Journal article, Review article
Publication year: 2013
Publisher: Elsevier (Cell Press)
Pages Range: 15-16
Journal Issue: 152
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.01.001
For intracellular parasites that strongly prefer infecting a particular cell type, systemic spread is challenging. Masaki et al. show that the leprosy bacterium cleverly expands its repertoire by driving dedifferentiation of Schwann cells, their preferred host, to cells with stem cell properties that can subsequently redifferentiate into mesodermal lineages. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.
APA:
Wegner, M. (2013). Mighty bugs: leprosy bacteria turn schwann cells into stem cells. Cell, 152, 15-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2013.01.001
MLA:
Wegner, Michael. "Mighty bugs: leprosy bacteria turn schwann cells into stem cells." Cell 152 (2013): 15-16.
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