Phenol-soluble modulins of Staphylococcus aureus lure neutrophils into battle.
Epidemics of community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus are caused by strains producing high concentrations of phenol-soluble modulins (PSMs). How neutrophils sense PSMs is revealed in this issue of Cell Host & Microbe. Such interactions are key to infection outcome and may be the basis for development of new treatment strategies.
Clarke
Simon R
SR
School of Biological Sciences, AMS Building, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AJ, UK. s.r.clarke@reading.ac.uk