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Systematic Discovery of Pathogen Effector Functions across Human Pathogens and Pathways

ABSTRACT: Pathogens deploy effector proteins to exploit host cell biology, and most pathogen open reading frames (ORFs) are rapidly evolving and lack functional annotation. We developed the eORFeome, a scalable functional genomics platform encompassing 3,835 effector ORFs from diverse viruses, bacteria, and parasites. High-throughput barcoded screens across NFκB, apoptosis, p53, cGAS–STING and MHC-I pathways revealed functions for hundreds of uncharacterized eORFs, unexpected new activities for known effectors, and distinct pathway-specific functions encoded by single ORFs. Illustrating the power of the approach, we identify HHV6A U14 as a p53 antagonist, HHV7 U21 as a dual-function STING antagonist and MHC-I antigen display inhibitor, and adenoviral 13.6K/i-leader protein as a de novo evolved TAP inhibitor that suppresses MHC-I display. These results establish a general framework for systematic effector annotation, uncover new mechanisms of host–pathogen interaction across kingdoms, and highlight pathogen effectors as a versatile toolkit for rewiring and probing human cellular pathways.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE336593 | GEO | 2026/06/30

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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