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Episymbiotic Saccharibacteria suppresses epithelial immunoactivation through Type IV pili and TLR2 dependent endocytosis
Deepak Chouhan, Alex S. Grossman, Kristopher A. Kerns…·Batbileg Bor
This study shows Saccharibacteria suppress epithelial immune activation by clustering TLR2 via Type IV pili and endocytosis, reducing cytokine signaling and enabling long-term persistence in the oral microbiome.
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