人类遗传变异显示FCRL3是Yersinia pestis的淋巴细胞受体

Rachel M Keener1,2, Sam Shi1, Trisha Dalapati1

  • 1Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.

概括

瘟疫细菌Yersinia pestis通过劫持Fc受体类3 (FCRL3) 蛋白来侵入宿主细胞. 一种特定的FCRL3基因变异 (rs2282284) 影响Y. pestis的入侵,揭示了一种新的宿主-病原体相互作用机制.