Nature Communications (Mar 2017)
Regulation of phagocyte triglyceride by a STAT-ATG2 pathway controls mycobacterial infection
Abstract
Cytokines and their associated pathways can affect survival ofMycobacterium tuberculosis in macrophages, representing potential targets for host-directed therapies. Here, Péan et al. show that cytokine-STAT signalling promotes mycobacterial survival within macrophages by deregulating lipid droplet homeostasis.