Staphylococcus aureus induces an itaconate-dominated immunometabolic response that drives biofilm formation

The authors show that the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus induces a distinct airway immunometabolic response, dominated by release of itaconate. This metabolite, in turn, potentiates extracellular polysaccharide synthesis and biofilm formation in S. aureus, which may facilitate chronic infection.

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Auteurs principaux: Kira L. Tomlinson, Tania Wong Fok Lung, Felix Dach, Medini K. Annavajhala, Stanislaw J. Gabryszewski, Ryan A. Groves, Marija Drikic, Nancy J. Francoeur, Shwetha H. Sridhar, Melissa L. Smith, Sara Khanal, Clemente J. Britto, Robert Sebra, Ian Lewis, Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, Barbara C. Kahl, Alice S. Prince, Sebastián A. Riquelme
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/31b0833e7deb4acab5af4327ac64931d
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