MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Obligate intracellular Orientia tsutsugamushi impedes TP53 expression to inhibit DNA damage-induced apoptosis
Paige E. Allen, David L. Armistead, Svetlana Blinova, Jason A. Carlyon
This study shows that Orientia tsutsugamushi downregulates TP53 to block DNA damage-induced apoptosis and promote bacterial replication.
DOI 10.1101/2025.04.07.647604