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New mechanism underlying pyroptosis induced by Yersinia infection
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New mechanism underlying pyroptosis induced by Yersinia infection

by Liu Jia,  Chinese Academy of Sciences A scanning electron microscope micrograph depicting a mass of Yersinia pestis bacteria in the foregut of an infected flea. Credit: Wikipedia Multiple strategies have been employed by pathogenic bacteria to sabotage host innate immune signaling to facilitate their infection. Previous studies revealed that the Yersinia effector protein YopJ targets and inhibits...