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Michael H. Liang

University of California San Diego

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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PgtE protease enables virulent Salmonella to evade C3-mediated serum and neutrophil killing

Michael Hweemoon Lee, Araceli Pérez-López, Leigh A. Knodler, Grace Nguyen, Gregory T. Walker, Judith Behnsen, Steven Silva, Jean Celli, Melissa A. Tamin, Michael H. Liang, Karine Melchior, Felix A. Argueta, Sean‐Paul Nuccio, Manuela Raffatellu

This study shows that PgtE protease in virulent Salmonella Typhimurium helps evade complement-mediated killing by cleaving C3, enabling systemic spread.

mBio · Jul 14, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology