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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Simon Clare
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-1301 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Infection and immunity 20121221 3
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding molecules that control gene expression posttranscriptionally, with microRNA-155 (miR-155) one of the first to be implicated in immune regulation. Here, we show that miR-155-deficient mice are less able to eradicate a mucosal Citrobacter rodentium infection than wild-type C57BL/6 mice. miR-155-deficient mice exhibited prolonged colonization associated with a higher C. rodentium burden in gastrointestinal tissue and spread into systemic tissues. Germinal cent ...[more]