Select autophagy genes maintain quiescence of tissue-resident macrophages and increase susceptibility to Listeria monocytogenes
Wang YT, Zaitsev K, Lu Q, Li S, Schaiff WT, Kim KW, Droit L, Wilen CB, Desai C, Balce DR, Orchard RC, Orvedahl A, Park S, Kreamalmeyer D, Handley SA, Pfeifer JD, Baldridge MT, Artyomov MN, Stallings CL, Virgin HW. Select autophagy genes maintain quiescence of tissue-resident macrophages and increase susceptibility to Listeria monocytogenes. Nature Microbiology 2020, 5: 272-281. PMID: 31959973, PMCID: PMC7147835, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0633-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue-resident macrophagesAutophagy genesDegradative autophagyBeclin-1Maintenance of proteinMyeloid cells resultsAutophagy protein Beclin 1Protein Beclin 1Organelle integrityCellular processesMyeloid cellsBacterial microbiotaCytoplasmic contentsLysosomal digestionGenesCommensal microorganismsCells resultsAutophagyFIP200Homeostatic functionsListeria monocytogenes infectionAdaptive immune responsesKey functionsMice displayMacrophage response