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type 4 secretion and IL-8 production by gastric epithelial cells

describe in detail how a hypothetical type-IV (4) secretion system might lead to IL-8 production by gastric epithelial cells.


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What happens when a bacterial type IV secretion system injects virulence proteins into a cell.  The simple answer is that it unleashes a maelstrom of activity inside the cell including activation of transcription and gene expression.  

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