Inhibition of Inflammasome-Dependent Interleukin 1β Production by Streptococcal NAD+-Glycohydrolase: Evidence for Extracellular Activity

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a common human pathogen and the etiologic agent of a large number of diseases ranging from mild, self-limiting infections to invasive life-threatening conditions. Two prominent virulence factors of this bacterium are the genetically and functionally linked pore-forming...

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Main Authors: Dóra Hancz, Elsa Westerlund, Benedicte Bastiat-Sempe, Onkar Sharma, Christine Valfridsson, Lena Meyer, John F. Love, Maghnus O’Seaghdha, Michael R. Wessels, Jenny J. Persson, Victor J. Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-07-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/4/e00756-17