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UPEC's secret weapon: DanRI disrupts immune defense in UTIs.

Cell host & microbe

Authors: Beata Goldyn, Selina K Jorch

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli need to adapt to the environment in the urinary tract and overcome host defenses. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Čerina et al. reveal an unknown secret weapon of UPEC, DanRI, a regulatory system activated by neutrophil traps and that is crucial for immune evasion.

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PMID: 42127823

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