Wolbachia uses ankyrin repeats to target specific fly proteins
William Hamilton, Jonathan H. Massey, Erin Hardy, Sergio López-Madrigal, Melissa Phelps, MaryAnn Martin, Irene L. G. Newton
This paper identifies two Wolbachia ankyrin repeat proteins that interact with specific host proteins in Drosophila, revealing their role in infection and toxicity.
mBio · Apr 20, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology