Gasdermin D restricts Burkholderia cenocepacia infection in vitro and in vivo

Abstract Burkholderia cenocepacia (B. cenocepacia) is an opportunistic bacterium; causing severe life threatening systemic infections in immunocompromised individuals including cystic fibrosis patients. The lack of gasdermin D (GSDMD) protects mice against endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) shock. O...

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Main Authors: Shady Estfanous, Kathrin Krause, Midhun N. K. Anne, Mostafa Eltobgy, Kyle Caution, Arwa Abu Khweek, Kaitlin Hamilton, Asmaa Badr, Kylene Daily, Cierra Carafice, Daniel Baetzhold, Xiaoli Zhang, Tianliang Li, Haitao Wen, Mikhail A. Gavrilin, Hesham Haffez, Sameh Soror, Amal O. Amer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79201-5