2022年2月3日,中国科学院上海巴斯德研究所刘星课题组在《Nature》发表题为“Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B cleaves GSDMA and triggers pyroptosis”的研究论文,首次发现并报道化脓链球菌GAS毒力因子SpeB通过切割激活GSDMA触发皮肤上皮细胞焦亡并抑制其系统性感染。
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