Host cell depletion of tryptophan by IFNγ-induced Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) inhibits lysosomal replication of Coxiella burnetii
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Ganesan S, Alvarez N, Steiner S, Fowler K, Corona A, Roy C. Syntaxin 11 Contributes to the Interferon-Inducible Restriction of Coxiella burnetii Intracellular Infection. MBio 2023, 14: e03545-22. PMID: 36728431, PMCID: PMC9972978, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03545-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC. burnetii replicationSNARE proteinsHost cellsSyntaxin-11Cell-autonomous responsesIntracellular pathogensMembrane fusion eventsLysosome-derived organellesDefense mechanismsModel bacterial pathogenMultiple cell typesEukaryotic cellsDefense pathwaysDelivery of cargoReplication of pathogensHuman proteinsFusion eventsDissemination of pathogensFusion pathwayHost proteinsIntrinsic defense mechanismsHost vesiclesHost restriction factorsStable expressionSubcellular organelles