ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Extracellular mycobacterial DNA drives disease progression by triggering Caspase-11-dependent pyroptosis of infected macrophages
Monica Varela, Michiel van der Vaart, Arwin Groenewoud, Annemarie H. Meijer
The paper shows extracellular mycobacterial DNA triggers Caspase-11-dependent pyroptosis in macrophages, promoting TB progression through an Asc-independent pathway.