MicrobiologybioRxiv
Ehrlichia SLiM ligand mimetic activates Hedgehog signaling to engage a BCL-2 anti-apoptotic cellular program
C. Byerly, S. Mitra, L. L. Patterson…·J. W. McBride
This study identifies a TRP120 SLiM ligand mimetic from Ehrlichia chaffeensis that activates Hedgehog signaling to induce BCL-2 expression and inhibit apoptosis, facilitating bacterial infection.
DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010345