A Specialized CD107a+ Macrophage Subset Drives Selective Mycobacterial Phagocytosis
Carolina Eto, Gabriela Luiz, Hernandez Moura Silva, Eduarda Laís Munari, Daniel A. G. B. Mendes, Bianca Klafke Beck, Lucas Zanon Mascarin, Marick Starick, Maria Cecília Campos Canesso, Bernardo Sgarbi Reis, Guilherme Silveira, Juliano Bordignon, Yonne Karoline Tenório de Menezes, Daniel Santos Mansur, Edroaldo Lummertz da Rocha, André Luiz Barbosa Báfica
This paper identifies a CD107a+ macrophage subset with enhanced phagocytic ability for mycobacteria and shows its role in tuberculosis defense.
bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2025 · PreprintImmunology