YopP in Y. enterocolitica and YopJ in Y. pseudotuberculosis, have been shown to exert a variety of adverse effects on cell signaling leading to suppression of cytokine expression and induction of programmed cell death. A comparative in vitro study with Y. pestis and Y. enterocolitica O:8 virulent strains shows some critical disparity in YopJ/YopP-related effects on immune cells. Involvement of yopJ in virulence was evaluated in mouse model of bubonic plague.
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Mamroud, E., Zauberman, A., Shafferman, A., Cohen, S., Flashner, Y., Velan, B. (2007). Disparity Between Yersinia pestis and Yersinia enterocolitica O:8 in YopJ/YopP-Dependent Functions. In: Perry, R.D., Fetherston, J.D. (eds) The Genus Yersinia. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology, vol 603. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72124-8_28
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