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Glutamate utilization couples oxidative stress defense and the tricarboxylic acid cycle in Francisella phagosomal escape.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Jan 2014
Ramond Elodie, Gesbert Gael, Rigard Mélanie, Dairou Julien, Dupuis Marion, Dubail Iharilalao, Meibom Karin, Henry Thomas, Barel Monique, Charbit Alain
Abstract excerpt
Intracellular bacterial pathogens have developed a variety of strategies to avoid degradation by the host innate immune defense mechanisms triggered upon phagocytocis. Upon infection of mammalian host cells, the intracellular pathogen Francisella replicates exclusively in the cytosolic compartmen...
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