title: The modulation of host cell apoptosis by intracellular bacterial pathogens.
abstract: Recent years have witnessed significant advances in unraveling the elegant mechanisms by which intracellular bacterial pathogens induce and/or block apoptosis, which can influence disease progression. This intriguing aspect of the host-pathogen interaction adds another fascinating dimension to our understanding of the exploitation of host cell biology by intracellular bacterial pathogens.
authors.affiliation: Program in Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Defense, University of California at San Fransisco, HSE-201, Box 0654, 513 Parnassus Avenue, San Fransisco, CA 94143-0654, USA.
authors.forename: L Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Kwaik
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D014774:Virulence