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Pyocyanin virulence mechanisms
Ferroptosis signaling
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Pyocyanin Mitochondrial Redox Cycling Initiates Ferroptosis in Airway Epithelia via CoQ10H2 Depletion and DHODH Pathway Compromise

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Pyocyanin virulence mechanisms
Pyocyanin mitochondrial redox cycling / CoQ10H2 depletion
Ferroptosis signaling
MicrobiologyCell Biology

A bacterial toxin may hijack cells' own power plants to trigger a self-destructive form of iron-driven death.

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