| Literature DB >> 25246515 |
Hiroshi Ashida1, Chihiro Sasakawa2.
Abstract
Bacterial pathogens alter host transcriptional programs to promote infection. Shigella OspF is an essential virulence protein with a unique phosphothreonine lyase activity. A new study in The EMBO Journal (Harouz et al, 2014) reveals a novel function of OspF: targeting of heterochromatin protein 1γ (HP1γ) and downregulation of a subset of immune genes. These results illustrate how bacterial pathogens exploit epigenetic modifications to counteract host immune responses.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25246515 PMCID: PMC4282568 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201489934
Source DB: PubMed Journal: EMBO J ISSN: 0261-4189 Impact factor: 11.598