Human genetic variation reveals FCRL3 is a lymphocyte receptor for Yersinia pestis
Rachel M. Keener, Sam Shi, Trisha Dalapati, Liuyang Wang, Nicolás M. Reinoso-Vizcaíno, Micah A. Luftig, Samuel I. Miller, Timothy James Wilson, Dennis C. Ko
The paper identifies FCRL3 as a receptor for Yersinia pestis using a genome-wide association study and shows a variant in FCRL3 is linked to both plague susceptibility and hepatitis C risk.
bioRxiv · Dec 5, 2024 · PreprintGenetics