Schistosome esophageal gland factor MEG-8.2 drives host cell lysis and interacts with host immune proteins
Pallavi Yadav, Sabona B. Simbassa, Ryan Sloan, Phillip A. Newmark, Jayhun Lee
The paper identifies MEG-8.2 as a key esophageal gland factor in schistosomes that drives host cell lysis and interacts with host immune proteins to aid immune evasion.
PLoS Pathogens · Mar 11, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology