Abstract

In this issue of Cell Chemical Biology, Berton and colleagues describe a small-molecule inhibitor of the metal-dependent phosphatase PPM1A that enhances phosphorylation of the autophagy adapter p62. Inhibiting PPM1A results in enhanced clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected macrophages, pointing to phosphatases as potential targets for host-directed therapies for tuberculosis.

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