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SUBMITTER: Zhao X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5638669 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhao X X Khan N N Gan H H Tzelepis F F Nishimura T T Park S-Y SY Divangahi M M Remold H G HG
Mucosal immunology 20170412 6
Virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) triggers necrosis in host Mϕ, which is essential for successful pathogenesis in tuberculosis. Here we demonstrate that necrosis of Mtb-infected Mϕ is dependent on the action of the cytosolic Receptor Interacting Protein Kinase 3 (RIPK3) and the mitochondrial Bcl-2 family member protein B-cell lymphoma-extra large (Bcl-x<sub>L</sub>). RIPK3-deficient Mϕ are able to better control bacterial growth in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, cytosolic RIPK3 tran ...[more]