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A. Banducci-Karp, J. Xie, S. A. G. Engels…·M. van der Vaart
This study shows DRAM1 facilitates antibacterial autophagy and lysosomal delivery of Mycobacterium marinum in macrophages by promoting vesicle acidification and fusion.
R. Zhang, M. Varela, G. Forn-Cuni…·A. Meijer
This study shows that Dram1 deficiency in zebrafish increases susceptibility to Mycobacterium marinum infection by impairing phagosome maturation and inducing pyroptotic cell death in macrophages.
M. Varela, M. van der Vaart, A. Groenewoud, A. H. Meijer
The paper shows extracellular mycobacterial DNA triggers Caspase-11-dependent pyroptosis in macrophages, promoting TB progression through an Asc-independent pathway.
R. Zhang, M. Varela, W. Vallentgoed…·A. H. Meijer
This study shows that Optineurin and p62 are required for autophagic host defense against mycobacterial infection in zebrafish.