Synthetic BiologyInfection and ImmunityPeer-reviewed
Modulating Innate Immune Responses to Curli Fibers Through Protein Engineering
Shanna Lillian Bonanno, Rutvi Sheta, Teena Ramu…·Neel S Joshi
This paper engineers E. coli curli fibers to inhibit TLR2 activation, demonstrating that direct receptor antagonism is more effective than steric shielding for immune modulation.
DOI 10.1128/iai.00394-26