MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Direct targeting of the WAVE-regulatory complex and the actin cytoskeleton by the Anaplasma phagocytophilum effector, AnkA
Hannah L Burge, Shashi Prakash Singh, Jianyang Wang…·Ian T. Cadby
This study identifies AnkA as a bacterial effector that directly targets the WAVE Regulatory Complex and actin cytoskeleton, using molecular mimicry to subvert host cell functions during infection.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.31.742066