Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus employs the cysteine protease staphopain A to induce host cell death in epithelial cells
K. Stelzner, T. Hertlein, A. Sroka, A. Moldovan, K. Paprotka, D. Kessie, H. Mehling, J. Potempa, K. Ohlsen, M. Fraunholz, T. Rudel
This study identifies staphopain A as a cysteine protease used by intracellular Staphylococcus aureus to induce host cell death and enhance bacterial survival during infection.
bioRxiv · Feb 10, 2020Microbiology