Direct targeting of host microtubule and actin cytoskeletons by a chlamydial pathogenic effector protein
Mona Höhler,
Abel R. Alcázar-Román,
Katharina Schenk
et al.
Abstract:To propagate within a eukaryotic cell, pathogenic bacteria hijack and remodulate host cell functions. The Gram-negative obligate intracellular Chlamydiaceae, which pose a serious threat to human and animal health, attach to host cells and inject effector proteins that reprogram host cell machineries. Members of the conserved chlamydial TarP family have been characterized as major, early effectors that bind to and remodel the host actin cytoskeleton. We now describe a new function for the Chlamydia pneumoniae T… Show more
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