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SUBMITTER: Sun Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7003024 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sun Zhenjie Z Sun Yuhui Y Li Yumeng Y Luan Xiuli X Chen Hui H Wu Haiying H Peng Bo B Lu Chunxue C
Molecular medicine reports 20200116 3
Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) is the leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases and infectious diseases that cause blindness. The pathophysiology of chlamydial infections is poorly understood, but secreted proteins have emerged as key virulence factors. C. trachomatis glycogen synthase (GlgA) is a chlamydial secretory protein, which localizes in the lumen of chlamydial inclusion bodies and the cytosol of host cells. In order to improve understanding of the roles of GlgA in ...[more]