MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Nanoscale clustering by O-antigen-Secretory Immunoglobulin-A binding limits outer membrane diffusion by encaging individual Salmonella cells
A. Hockenberry, M. Radiom, M. Arnoldini…·E. Slack
The paper shows SIgA binding to Salmonella O-antigen nanoscale crosslinks the outer membrane, leading to biased inheritance and accelerated IgA escape through phase-variation.
DOI 10.1101/2023.07.13.548943