HMGB1 functions as a critical mediator of host defense at the gut mucosal barrier Trillions of adhesion-capable bacteria reside in the gut, yet they rarely attach to healthy host tissue. Here, Overstreet et al. reveal that HMGB1 in colonic mucus directly targets bacterial adhesins ...

#WeekendRead! #MisterySolved! Overstreet Messer &co show @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social that HMGB1 in the gut mucus broadly targets a bacterial virulence factor preventing bacterial mucus invasion & tissue adhesion! #IBD is associated with low HMGB1!