title: Control of IFN-gamma-mediated host resistance to intracellular pathogens by immunity-related GTPases (p47 GTPases).
abstract: IRG proteins (also known as p47 GTPases) are key mediators of interferon-gamma-induced resistance to pathogens. Absence of certain IRG proteins leads to profound susceptibility to protozoa and bacteria in mice. Underlying their roles in host resistance, IRG proteins regulate the processing of pathogen-containing vacuoles in host cells, and regulate hematopoiesis following infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, NC 27705, USA. gregory.taylor@duke.edu
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Carl G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000472:pathogenicity; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D007371:Interferon-gamma; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases