Cbp1, a fungal virulence factor under positive selection, forms an effector complex that drives macrophage lysis.

Intracellular pathogens secrete effectors to manipulate their host cells. Histoplasma capsulatum (Hc) is a fungal intracellular pathogen of humans that grows in a yeast form in the host. Hc yeasts are phagocytosed by macrophages, where fungal intracellular replication precedes macrophage lysis. The...

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Main Authors: Dinara Azimova, Nadia Herrera, Lucian Duvenage, Mark Voorhies, Rosa A Rodriguez, Bevin C English, Jennifer C Hoving, Oren Rosenberg, Anita Sil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-06-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1010417&type=printable
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