Genetic integration of a humanized chemotaxis receptor unexpectedly reveals that a widely expressed immune protein is targeted by Staphylococcus aureus Panton–Valentine leukocidin in a novel way, changing our fundamental understanding of toxin–receptor biology and host–pathogen interaction.
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Lee, B., Bubeck Wardenburg, J. A common approach to toxin specificity. Nat Microbiol 3, 644–645 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-018-0173-z
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