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Comment
. 2014 Jul;22(7):370-1.
doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2014.06.001. Epub 2014 Jun 13.

Listeria exploits damage and death to spread bad news

Basel H Abuaita  1 , Mary X O'Riordan  2
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Listeria exploits damage and death to spread bad news

Basel H Abuaita et al. Trends Microbiol. 2014 Jul.

Abstract

Pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes replicates within the host cytosol; little is known about how it transits from cell to cell, spreading infection. A recent study implicates infection-induced membrane damage as a trigger for efferocytosis, the recognition and uptake of dead cells, thereby tricking neighboring cells into taking up the invader.

Keywords: Listeria; dissemination; efferocytosis; membrane damage.

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