HERC4 limits oxidative stress-induced DNA damage during bacterial and viral-bacterial infection
Clemens Cammann, Vanessa Gering, Thomas Sura, Abhishek Kumar Singh, Julia Désirée Boehme, Eylin Topfstedt, Anne K Koch, Ulrike Ritter, Karsten Becker, Dunja Bruder, Ulrike Blohm, Hortense Slevogt, Sandra Maaß, Gernot G. U. Rohde, Jan Rupp, , Ulrike Seifert
The paper identifies HERC4 as a regulator of ROS-induced DNA damage during bacterial and viral-bacterial infections, showing its role in DNA repair and potential as a therapeutic target.
bioRxiv · Jul 4, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology