Mighty bugs: leprosy bacteria turn schwann cells into stem cells.

Wegner M (2013)

Publication Type: Journal article, Review article

Publication year: 2013

Journal

Cell Elsevier

Publisher: Elsevier (Cell Press)

Pages Range: 15-16

Journal Issue: 152

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.01.001

Abstract

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.

Authors with CRIS profile

Michael Wegner Lehrstuhl für Biochemie und Pathobiochemie

How to cite

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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