Zn 2+ Intoxication of Mycobacterium marinum during Dictyostelium discoideum Infection Is Counteracted by Induction of the Pathogen Zn 2+ Exporter CtpC-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Zn 2+ Intoxication of Mycobacterium marinum during Dictyostelium discoideum Infection Is Counteracted by Induction of the Pathogen Zn 2+ Exporter CtpC

Published:2021-02-23 Issue:1 Volume:12 Page:
ISSN:2150-7511
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Author:

Hanna Nabil¹^ORCID,Koliwer-Brandl Hendrik²^ORCID,Lefrançois Louise H.¹^ORCID,Kalinina Vera¹^ORCID,Cardenal-Muñoz Elena¹^ORCID,Appiah Joddy¹^ORCID,Leuba Florence¹^ORCID,Gueho Aurélie¹^ORCID,Hilbi Hubert²^ORCID,Soldati Thierry¹^ORCID,Barisch Caroline¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

2. Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Abstract

Microelements are essential for the function of the innate immune system. A deficiency in zinc or copper results in an increased susceptibility to bacterial infections.

Funder

SystemsX.ch

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Virology,Microbiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/mBio.01313-20

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