General
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A pro-carcinogenic bacterial toxin binds claudin-4 to cleave E-cadherin
A pro-carcinogenic bacterial toxin binds claudin-4 to cleave E-cadherin Nature, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10375-0 CRISPR screening shows that claudin-4 is a receptor for the pro-carcinogeni…
Why it matters
A useful signal for anyone monitoring bacterial. The procarcinogenic factor makes this more consequential than it first appears.