Translocated Legionella pneumophila small RNAs mimic eukaryotic microRNAs targeting the host immune response

Legionella pneumophila expresses a range of bacterial determinants that mimic eukaryotic functions. Here the authors show small RNAs of L.pneumophila mimic eukaryotic microRNA and modulate the host response to infection.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tobias Sahr, Pedro Escoll, Christophe Rusniok, Sheryl Bui, Gérard Pehau-Arnaudet, Gregory Lavieu, Carmen Buchrieser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28454-x