Björn F. C. Kafsack

THE OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGEN TOXOPLASMA GONDII DEPLOYS A DIVERSE LEGION OF INVASION AND SURVIVAL PROTEINS

Zhou, Xing W., Kafsack, Björn F. C., Cole, Robert N., Beckett, Phil, Shen, Rong F., Carruthers, Vern B.

Host cell invasion is an essential step during infection by Toxoplasma gondii, an intracellular protozoan that causes the severe opportunistic disease toxoplasmosis in humans. Recent evidence...

Competition Between Two MHC Binding Registers in a Single Peptide Processed from Myelin Basic Protein Influences Tolerance and Susceptibility to Autoimmunity

Seamons, Audrey, Sutton, Jennifer, Bai, Dina, Baird, Emily, Bonn, Nena, Kafsack, Björn F.C., ...

Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) is an animal model for multiple sclerosis induced by stimulating myelin basic protein (MBP)-specific T cells. The MBP-specific repertoire in B10.PL mice...