Macrophage LC3-associated phagocytosis is an immune defense against Streptococcus pneumoniae that diminishes with host aging

Authors

Megumi Inomata, Tufts University
Shuying Xu, Tufts University
Pallavi Chandra, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Simin N. Meydani, Tufts University
Genzou Takemura, Asahi University
Jennifer A. Philips, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
John M. Leong, Tufts University

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Publication Date

2020

Volume

117

Issue

52

First Page

33561

Last Page

33569

Document Type

Open Access Publication

DOI

10.1073/pnas.2015368117

Rights and Permissions

Inomata M, Xu S, Chandra P, Meydani SN, Takemura G, Philips JA, Leong JM. Macrophage LC3-associated phagocytosis is an immune defense against Streptococcus pneumoniae that diminishes with host aging. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Dec 29;117(52):33561-33569. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2015368117 Copyright © 2020 the Author(s). Published by PNAS. This open access article is distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND).

Recommended Citation

Inomata, Megumi; Xu, Shuying; Chandra, Pallavi; Meydani, Simin N.; Takemura, Genzou; Philips, Jennifer A.; and Leong, John M., "Macrophage LC3-associated phagocytosis is an immune defense against Streptococcus pneumoniae that diminishes with host aging." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 117, 52. 33561 - 33569. (2020).
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