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SUBMITTER: Mathur A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7685251 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mathur Anukriti A Feng Shouya S Hayward Jenni A JA Ngo Chinh C Fox Daniel D Atmosukarto Ines I II Price Jason D JD Schauer Kristina K Märtlbauer Erwin E Robertson Avril A B AAB Burgio Gaetan G Fox Edward M EM Leppla Stephen H SH Kaakoush Nadeem O NO Man Si Ming SM
Nature microbiology 20181210 2
Host recognition of microbial components is essential in mediating an effective immune response. Cytosolic bacteria must secure entry into the host cytoplasm to facilitate replication and, in doing so, liberate microbial ligands that activate cytosolic innate immune sensors and the inflammasome. Here, we identified a multicomponent enterotoxin, haemolysin BL (HBL), that engages activation of the inflammasome. This toxin is highly conserved among the human pathogen Bacillus cereus. The three subu ...[more]