Abstract

Autophagy can degrade intracellular bacteria, but how this pathway contributes to phagocytosis is unclear. In this issue of Immunity, Bonilla etal. (2013) demonstrate an additional role for autophagy in Mycobacterium tuberculosis internalization by macrophages.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)425-427
Number of pages3
JournalImmunity
Volume39
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 19 2013

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