Histone modification is an important means of 'fine tuning' gene expression. The Shigella flexneri dually specific phosphatase OspF shapes host inflammatory transcriptional responses by inducing epigenetic modifications.
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Grassl, G., Finlay, B. Shigella rewrites host transcriptional responses. Nat Immunol 8, 15–16 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0107-15
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