MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Intranuclear niche: actin-tail mediated nuclear entry by intracellular pathogens
Hoi Ching Cheung, Patricia Reist Iscar, Miro Thorsten Wilhelm Plum, Marek Basler
This study shows that intracellular pathogens like Burkholderia thailandensis and Shigella flexneri can enter host nuclei via actin tail motility, forming a protective niche in mitotically active cells.