Capsule-dependent impact of MAPK signalling on host cell invasion and immune response during infection of the choroid plexus epithelium by Neisseria meningitidis.
Rosanna HeroldRené ScholtysikSelina MoroniakChristel WeissHiroshi IshikawaHorst SchrotenChristian SchwerkPublished in: Fluids and barriers of the CNS (2021)
Our data point towards a role of MAPK signalling during infection of the CP epithelium by Nm, which is strongly influenced by capsule expression, and affects infection rates as well as the host cell response.