Orientia tsutsugamushi Ank5 directs ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of NLRC5 to inhibit major histocompatibility complex class I expression
H. Adcox, J. R. Hunt, K. G. Rodino, A. K. Ottens, J. A. Carlyon
This study identifies Ank5 as a bacterial effector that degrades NLRC5 to inhibit MHC class I expression, revealing a mechanism for immune evasion by Orientia tsutsugamushi.
bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology