Mycobacterium tuberculosis grows in macrophages but escapes these cells by triggering their death. New findings delineate how this pathogen controls macrophage death to favor bacterial survival and avoid host immunity.
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Porcelli, S., Jacobs Jr, W. Tuberculosis: unsealing the apoptotic envelope. Nat Immunol 9, 1101–1102 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni1008-1101
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