Evolution of host-microbe cell adherence by receptor domain shuffling
E. P. Baker, R. Sayegh, K. M. Kohler, W. Borman, C. K. Goodfellow, E. R. Brush, M. P. Barber
This study shows gene conversion in primate CEACAM proteins shapes bacterial adhesion interactions and resistance to gonococcal adhesins.
bioRxiv · Aug 24, 2021Evolutionary Biology