Rickettsia Evades a Tense Situation.
Many bacterial pathogens remodel the plasma membrane of the host cell in order to promote infection. In a recent Cell paper, Lamason et al. (2016) identify a mechanism of remodeling by pathogenic Rickettsia that involves manipulation of plasma membrane tension.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand. Electronic address: keith.ireton@otago.ac.nz.
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D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D006801:Humans; D012281:Rickettsia
D001426:Bacterial Proteins