Cell host & microbe

Bacterial effector OspB hijacks apoptosis through peptide-bond recombination of BH3 domain proteins.

Pub Date : 2025-10-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.018 Yue Shao, Dandan Yang, Xinguang Gao, Minghui Wang, Liyuan Meng, Tianye Niu, Li Xia, Jingjin Ding, Feng Shao, Yue Xu

Genetically engineered plant endophytes broaden effector-triggered immunity.

Pub Date : 2025-10-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.017 Menglu Hou, Sitao Zhu, Ruixia Niu, Guitao Zhong, Zhao Wang, Ming Luo, Jiawei Long, Ruoying Yang, Zhijuan Tang, Shaosong Shi, Guoyong Xu

Gut bacteria metabolize natural and synthetic steroid hormones via the reductive OsrABC pathway.

Pub Date : 2025-10-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.014 Christian Jacoby, Kaylie Scorza, Lia Ecker, Paola Nol Bernardino, Alexander S Little, Mary McMillin, Ramanujam Ramaswamy, Anitha Sundararajan, Ashley M Sidebottom, Huaiying Lin, Keith Dufault-Thompson, Brantley Hall, Xiaofang Jiang, Samuel H Light