A Legionella pneumophila effector impedes host gene silencing to promote virulence
Justine Toinon, Monica Rolando, Magali Charvin, Didier Filopon, Lionel Schiavolin, Khadeeja Adam Sy, Hai-Chi Vu, Sarah Gallois‐Montbrun, Antoine Alam, Pierre Barraud, Christophe Rusniok, Bérangère Lombard, Damarys Loew, Carmen Buchrieser, Lionel Navarro
This paper shows that the Legionella pneumophila effector LegK1 suppresses RNA silencing by interacting with Argonaute proteins and activating NF-κB signaling, enhancing bacterial virulence.
bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2022 · PreprintMolecular Biology