Mechanistic insight into bacterial entrapment by septin cage reconstitution

Septins are cytoskeletal proteins that assemble into complexes and contribute to immunity by entrapping intracellular bacteria in cage-like structures. Here, Lobato-Márquez et al. reconstitute septin cages in vitro using purified recombinant complexes, and study how these recognize bacterial cells a...

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Main Authors: Damián Lobato-Márquez, Jingwei Xu, Gizem Özbaykal Güler, Adaobi Ojiakor, Martin Pilhofer, Serge Mostowy
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7bfe02646c054d8c8ec6e9ed6237ffa9
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Summary:Septins are cytoskeletal proteins that assemble into complexes and contribute to immunity by entrapping intracellular bacteria in cage-like structures. Here, Lobato-Márquez et al. reconstitute septin cages in vitro using purified recombinant complexes, and study how these recognize bacterial cells and assemble as filaments on their surface.