Laser-mediated rupture of chlamydial inclusions triggers pathogen egress and host cell necrosis

oleh: Markus C. Kerr, Guillermo A. Gomez, Charles Ferguson, Maria C. Tanzer, James M. Murphy, Alpha S. Yap, Robert G. Parton, Wilhelmina M. Huston, Rohan D Teasdale

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2017-03-01

Deskripsi

Chlamydiae replicate in host cells within specialised vacuoles (inclusions), which are eventually ruptured to liberate the bacteria, leading to cell lysis. Here, Kerret al. use a laser ablation technique and videomicroscopy to show that inclusion rupture triggers a necrotic pathway in the host cell.