ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Hypersensitivity of MAIT cells to Leukocidin ED indicates a Staphylococcus aureus immune evasion mechanism targeting the innate effector cell response
C. Boulouis, E. Leeansyah, S. M. Shambat…·J. K. Sandberg
This study shows that Staphylococcus aureus toxin LukED selectively kills MAIT cells and CD57+ NK cells, impairing early innate immune responses.
DOI 10.1101/2021.07.15.452453