Immune to defeat

Elife. 2013 Oct 29:2:e01599. doi: 10.7554/eLife.01599.

Abstract

A dramatic example of the 'arms race' between hosts and pathogens has been observed in the response of mice to the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis.

Keywords: IRG proteins; Mouse; Other; Toxoplasma gondii; coevolution; virulence.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild / genetics*
  • Hydro-Lyases / genetics*
  • Protein Kinases / genetics*
  • Protozoan Proteins / genetics*
  • Toxoplasma / genetics*
  • Toxoplasmosis, Animal / genetics*

Substances

  • Protozoan Proteins
  • Protein Kinases
  • Hydro-Lyases
  • Irg1 protein, mouse