Mycobacterium leprae promotes triacylglycerol de novo synthesis through induction of GPAT3 expression in human premonocytic THP-1 cells.

Mycobacterium leprae promotes triacylglycerol de novo synthesis through induction of GPAT3 expression in human premonocytic THP-1 cells.

Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) is the etiological agent of leprosy, and the skin lesions of lepromatous leprosy are filled with numerous foamy or xanthomatous histiocytes that are parasitized by M. leprae. Lipids are an important nutrient for the intracellular survival of M. leprae. In this study,...

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Main Authors: Kazunari Tanigawa, Yasuhiro Hayashi, Kotaro Hama, Atsushi Yamashita, Kazuaki Yokoyama, Yuqian Luo, Akira Kawashima, Yumi Maeda, Yasuhiro Nakamura, Ayako Harada, Mitsuo Kiriya, Ken Karasawa, Koichi Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249184

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