Chlamydia trachomatis Immune Evasion via Downregulation of MHC Class I Surface Expression Involves Direct and Indirect Mechanisms

• Main Authors: Joyce A. Ibana (Author), Danny J. Schust (Author), Jun Sugimoto (Author), Takeshi Nagamatsu (Author), Sheila J. Greene (Author), Alison J. Quayle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Genital C. trachomatis infections typically last for many months in women. This has been attributed to several strategies by which C. trachomatis evades immune detection, including well-described methods by which C. trachomatis decreases the cell surface expression of the antigen presenting molecule...