Protein induced membrane phase transition facilitates leishmania infection
A. Sannigrahi, J. J. Jawed, S. Majumdar, S. Roy, S. Karmakar, K. Chattopadhyay
This study shows that the Leishmania Donovani protein KMP-11 induces membrane phase transition in macrophages, facilitating infection by altering membrane tension and lipid raft structure.
bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2020 · PreprintBiophysics