Staphylococcus aureus impairs cutaneous wound healing by activating the expression of a gap junction protein, connexin-43 in keratinocytes
Wei Xu, Elodi Dielubanza, Amanda Maisel, Kai P. Leung, Thomas A. Mustoe, Seok Jong Hong, Robert D. Galiano
Topics & Concepts
Staphylococcus aureusDownregulation and upregulationWound healingConnexinKeratinocyteProtein kinase BPI3K/AKT/mTOR pathwayMicrobiologyIn vivoImmunologyPhosphorylationImmune systemBiologyMedicineCancer researchIn vitroSignal transductionCell biologyGap junctionBacteriaGeneBiochemistryIntracellularBiotechnologyGeneticsConnexins and lens biologyWound Healing and TreatmentsYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research