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Staphylococcus aureus targets the purine salvage pathway to kill phagocytes

Staphylococcus aureus colonizes large segments of the human population and causes invasive infections due to its ability to escape phagocytic clearance. During infection, staphylococcal nuclease and adenosine synthase A convert neutrophil extracellular traps to deoxyadenosine (dAdo), which kills pha...

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Published in:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Main Authors: Winstel, Volker, Missiakas, Dominique, Schneewind, Olaf
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6042115/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29891696
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1805622115
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