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Ferroptosis hijacking by Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Boyi Gan ()
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Boyi Gan: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-3

Abstract: A recent study from Nature Communications reveals that Mycobacterium tuberculosis can hijack epigenetic machinery in host cells and induce host cell ferroptosis, which promotes pathogen pathogenicity and spread. These findings also suggest new therapeutic strategies to treat tuberculosis.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37149-w

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