Corynebacterium diphtheriae causes keratinocyte-intrinsic ribotoxic stress and NLRP1 inflammasome activation in a model of cutaneous diphtheria
K. S. ROBINSON, G. A. TOH, M. J. FIRDAUS, K. C. THAM, P. ROZARIO, C. LIM, Y. X. TOH, Z. H. LAU, S. C. BINDER, J. MAYER, C. BONNARD, F. I. SCHMIDT, J. A. COMMON, F. L. ZHONG
This paper shows that Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxin activates NLRP1 inflammasome and pyroptosis in keratinocytes via ribotoxic stress response pathways.
bioRxiv · Jan 16, 2023 · PreprintImmunology