Bacterial Protein Reshapes Host Defense toward Antiviral Responses

In this issue of Molecular Cell, Penn et al. (2018) report the protein interactome between Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) secreted effectors and macrophage cytosolic proteins. This Resource reveals that the interaction of Mtb effector LpqN with host CBL counteracts antibacterial defense but causes a reciprocal enhancement of antiviral defense.