Anaplasma phagocytophilum Subversion of Host Hepcidin-Ferroportin Iron Nutritional Immunity
Stephen L. Denton, Mingqun Lin, Elizabeta Nemeth, Yasuko Rikihisa
This paper shows Anaplasma phagocytophilum manipulates host ferroportin and hepcidin to acquire iron for growth within infected cells.
mBio · Jun 15, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology