Salmonella hijacks a host glucose transporter for intravacuolar proliferation
Xianglan Fang, Liuliu Shi, Yan Ding, Youwei Wang, Wei Chen, Juan Xue, Long Wang, Yuanjian Hui, Xinyuan Tao, Jin Yang, Lijie Du, Duoshuang Xie, Kun Meng
This study identifies how Salmonella uses GLUT1 to access glucose for intracellular growth, revealing a three-step mechanism involving MAPK activation, GLUT1 membrane targeting, and ubiquitination.
bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology