Sequestosome1 (SQSTM1 or p62), hereafter p62, an autophagy receptor, has been associated with aging and age‐related diseases, including neurodegeneration, infections, cancer, and oxidative stress‐related conditions (Kaushik et al. 2021; Kocak et al. 2022; Ma et al. 2019; Tao et al. 2020). Here, SQSTM1 is linked to infection.