Nature Communications (Jan 2023)

Salmonella effector SopB reorganizes cytoskeletal vimentin to maintain replication vacuoles for efficient infection

  • Shuangshuang Zhao,
  • Qiuping Xu,
  • Yanqin Cui,
  • Su Yao,
  • Sihui Jin,
  • Qian Zhang,
  • Zeyu Wen,
  • Haihua Ruan,
  • Xin Liang,
  • Yanjie Chao,
  • Sitang Gong,
  • Philippe Sansonetti,
  • Ke Wei,
  • Hong Tang,
  • Yaming Jiu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36123-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Vimentin is an intermediate filament protein responsible for maintaining cell shape. Here, the authors characterise the role of the Salmonella effector SopB on the vimentin network and its contribution to infection.