Conserved folds enable immune antagonism across the tree of life
Lorenzo Profeta, Erin Doherty, Johanna M Ebner, Gauri Deák, Emili A. Arasa-Verge, Logan Poehlman, Avi Shukla, Michael S Kikugawa, Aniyah Barnett, Tristan X. Jordan, Wali Malik, Jason Nomburg
The paper identifies conserved structural folds used by pathogens across all domains of life to evade immune responses.
bioRxiv · Jul 21, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology