An atypical F-type ATPase is necessary for the function of the antibody cleavage system MIB-MIP in mycoplasmas.
Julien Berlureau, Robin Anger, Emilie Beaulieu, Géraldine Gourgues, Laure Bataille, J. Jaubert, Carole Lartigue, Pascal Sirand‐Pugnet, Yonathan Arfi
The paper shows that an atypical F-type ATPase is required for the MIB-MIP system's function in mycoplasmas to evade immune agglutination.
PLoS Pathogens · Mar 11, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology