Bacterial pathogens

The pathogen-encoded signaling receptor Tir exploits host-like intrinsic disorder to assist infection
We characterize the intrinsically disordered bacterial effector protein Tir and find that it mimics human structural traits. An analysis of other effectors suggest that bacteria use structural disorder to attack its hosts.
Marta F.M. Vieira, Guillem Hernández, Tiago Veloso, Hugo Monteiro, Miguel Arbesú Andrés, Andreas Zanzoni, Tiago N. Cordeiro
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The pathogen-encoded signaling receptor Tir exploits host-like intrinsic disorder to assist infection