Sentences with phrase «essential host genes»
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To that end, he traces the evolutionary histories of genes from different organisms, in order to understand the biological forces that shape essential DNA elements and to understand the ongoing rivalry between pathogens and their hosts.
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In addition we found the first human genes essential for host - pathogen interactions where few details are known, as is the case for cytolethal distending toxin secreted by certain strains of E. coli.
We describe Eros (essential for reactive oxygen species), a protein encoded by the previously undefined mouse gene bc017643 , and show that it is essential for host defense via the phagocyte NAPDH oxidase.