Mycobacterium tuberculosis disrupts glycolysis in infected myeloid cells. Here, Pacl et al. show that maximal glycolytic capacity in myeloid cells is essential for host protection from tuberculosis and that NAD(H) homeostasis underlies glycolysis-mediated protection of the host.
- Hayden T. Pacl
- Krishna C. Chinta
- Adrie J. C. Steyn