PDIM drives the transition from repairable to catastrophic EsxA-mediated vacuole membrane damage during Mycobacterium marinum infection
Céline Michard, Angélique Perret, Mélanie Foulon…·Thierry Soldati
This study shows that EsxA initiates MCV membrane damage while PDIM amplifies lesions to cause catastrophic rupture, enabling bacterial escape.