A cardinal role for cathepsin d in co-ordinating the host-mediated apoptosis of macrophages and killing of pneumococci.

The bactericidal function of macrophages against pneumococci is enhanced by their apoptotic demise, which is controlled by the anti-apoptotic protein Mcl-1. Here, we show that lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP) and cytosolic translocation of activated cathepsin D occur prior to activation of...

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Autores principales: Martin A Bewley, Helen M Marriott, Calogero Tulone, Sheila E Francis, Timothy J Mitchell, Robert C Read, Benny Chain, Guido Kroemer, Moira K B Whyte, David H Dockrell
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Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/098ec9f941f241339c263c49479fd2ad
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