MicrobiologybioRxiv
Shigella flexneri disruption of host cell-cell tension promotes intercellular spread
J. K. Duncan, A. L. Wiscovitch, M. B. Goldberg, B. C. Russo
This study shows that Shigella flexneri uses IpaC to reduce cell-cell tension, enabling intercellular spread by forming protrusions.
DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108409