2021 journal article

TAK1 inhibition elicits mitochondrial ROS to block intracellular bacterial colonization

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 118(25).

By: W. Lopez-Perez n, K. Sai n, Y. Sakamachi n, C. Parsons n, S. Kathariou n & J. Ninomiya-Tsuji n

author keywords: TAK1; ROS; mitochondria; intracellular bacteria
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteria / growth & development; Caspase 3 / metabolism; Colony Count, Microbial; Hydrogen Sulfide / pharmacology; Intracellular Space / microbiology; MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors; MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases / metabolism; Mice; Mitochondria / metabolism; Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism; Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism; Salmonella / drug effects; Salmonella / growth & development; Yersinia / drug effects
TL;DR: A previously unrecognized host defense mechanism is revealed, which is initiated by host recognition of pathogen-induced impairment in a host protein, TAK1, but not directly of pathogens. (via Semantic Scholar)
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