Abstract:Intracellular bacterial pathogens have evolved a range of mechanisms, including manipulation of the host cell epigenetic machinery and host cell gene expression rewiring, to parasitize and thrive inside host phagocytes. A new study in The EMBO Journal (Yaseen et al, ) reports that, conversely, host macrophages can use epigenetic modulators to modify the cell surface of invading pathogens and counteract infection. This study opens new avenues to better understand host–pathogen interactions and to develop novel,… Show more
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