| Literature DB >> 22264507 |
Abstract
Autophagy involves lysosomal-mediated degradation of cellular components and contributes to host immunity. Some pathogens avoid autophagy-mediated killing, while others exploit it to acquire host cell nutrients. Starr et al. reveal that the intracellular bacterial pathogen Brucella abortus can "hitch a ride" with autophagy, subverting autophagy machinery to spread from cell to cell (Starr et al., 2012).Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 22264507 DOI： 10.1016/j.chom.2012.01.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Host Microbe ISSN： 1931-3128 Impact factor: 21.023