Plasmid-encoded host reprogramming promotes plasmid dissemination
Chloé Virolle, Sibylle Ferrarin, Gaël Panis, Yannick Baffert, Annick Berne-Dedieu, Jérémy Guérin, Julien Cayron, Daouda A. K. Traoré, Sofía Martínez‐Absalón, Rania Zenati, Frédéric Delolme, Adeline Page, Sarah Bigot, Yoshiharu Yamaichi, Allison J. Lopatkin, , Christian Lesterlin
The paper identifies YfjB as a host reprogramming factor that enables plasmid dissemination by altering host transcription and metabolism.
bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology