Proton-Activated Chloride Channel 1 (PACC1) is essential for innate host defense against bacterial sepsis
Lucien P. Garo, Kevin Brueck, Sarah Walachowski, Archana Jayaraman, Marcel Strueve, Shuang Xu, Hulbert Yang, Matthew M. Helmkamp, Seung Hoan Choi, Christoph Reinhardt, Markus Bosmann
This study identifies PACC1 as essential for phagolysosomal acidification and host defense against bacterial sepsis, showing impaired bacterial clearance and increased inflammation in PACC1-deficient mice.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Apr 6, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology