Cell BiologybioRxivPreprint
A host AAA-ATPase exhibits bacteriolytic activity for clearance of microbial infection
S. Ghosh, S. Roy, N. Baid…·A. Banerjee
The paper shows that the host AAA-ATPase VCP/p97 has bacteriolytic activity by mechanically extracting ubiquitinated proteins from bacterial membranes, leading to microbial clearance in a mouse sepsis model.
DOI 10.1101/2023.07.18.549519