The authors are at the Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille Luminy, Marseille, France. gorvel@ciml.univ-mrs.fr
Three studies show that cells are protected against intracellular pathogens by autophagy, a process that degrades cytoplasmic components in bulk. The work may have implications for the development of vaccines against pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Streptococcus pyogenes and Shigella flexneri.
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