ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2024
Methylglyoxal is an antibacterial effector produced by macrophages during infection.
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Abstract
Infected macrophages transition into aerobic glycolysis, a metabolic program crucial for control of bacterial infection. However, antimicrobial mechanisms supported by aerobic glycolysis are unclear. Methylglyoxal is a highly toxic aldehyde that modifies proteins and DNA and is produced as a side-product of glycolysis. Here we show that despite the toxicity of this aldehyde, infected macrophages generate high levels of methylglyoxal during aerobic glycolysis while downregulating the detoxification system. We use targeted mutations in mice to modulate methylglyoxal generation and show that reducing methylglyoxal production by the host promotes survival of
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