Bacillus cereus cytotoxin K triggers gasdermin D-dependent pyroptosis

Abstract Bacillus cereus is well known as a causative agent of foodborne gastrointestinal diseases and systemic non-gastrointestinal diseases. We have recently identified a pathogenic B. cereus (named H2) from a deep-sea cold-seep. H2 possesses the pyroptosis-inducing capacity and contains a number...

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Main Authors: Yan Zhao, Li Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-07-01
Series:Cell Death Discovery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41420-022-01091-5