{
  "id": 10608251,
  "title": "A microbiota-derived protease links phage susceptibility to host epithelial responses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/a-microbiota-derived-protease-links-phage-susceptibility-to-host",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.26.754296v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bacteriophages are major ecological drivers of gut microbial ecology, yet whether bacterial mechanisms that determine phage susceptibility have consequences for the mammalian host remains poorly understood. Here, we identify dipeptidyl peptidase 11 (Dpp11a), the predominant active serine protease of the prevalent gut commensal Phocaeicola vulgatus, as an unexpected bacterial defence factor.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}