The Coxiella burnetii effector EmcB is a deubiquitinase that inhibits RIG-I signaling
Duncan-Lowey J, Crabill E, Jarret A, Reed S, Roy C. The Coxiella burnetii effector EmcB is a deubiquitinase that inhibits RIG-I signaling. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2217602120. PMID: 36893270, PMCID: PMC10089202, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2217602120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDot/Icm systemHost-adapted pathogenUbiquitin chainsI interferon productionType I interferon productionSecretion systemHost cytosolIcm systemInterferon productionProtein secretion systemBacterial secretion systemsAcid-inducible gene IHost surveillance systemImmune sensorsObligate intracellular pathogensInducible gene ICytosolic surveillance systemsProtective immune responseEffector proteinsSpecialized organellesVacuolar nicheInhibition of RIGInnate immune sensorsSurveillance systemMammalian hosts