Bacteria deliver a microtubule-binding protein into mammalian cells to promote colonization
Michael S. Costello, Bryan C. Neumann, Bonnie J. Cuthbert, Jana Holubová, Mia W. Raimondi, Fernando Garza‐Sánchez, Abdul Samad, Ladislav Bumba, Jacob A. Torres, Nickolas J. Holznecht, Jessica Mendoza, Ondřej Staněk, Sasiprapa Prombhul, Thomas Weimbs, Meghan A. Morrissey, , Christopher S. Hayes
This study shows that the Bordetella FhaB protein's microtubule-binding domain is delivered into host cells to promote bacterial colonization by interacting with microtubules in cilia.
Science · Feb 19, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology