A dual role for PGLYRP1 in host defense and immune regulation during <i>B. pertussis</i> infection

Bordetella pertussis , the etiologic agent of whooping cough, remains a serious public health concern despite widespread vaccination. Improved therapeutics and vaccines are urgently needed. Host recognition of bacterial peptidoglycan (PGN), including B. pertussis extracellular PGN fragment tracheal cytotoxin (TCT) shapes the immune response to infection. Peptidoglycan recognition proteins…