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Forward Genetic Approaches in Chlamydia trachomatis
Published on: October 23, 2013
Persistent and acute chlamydial infections induce different structural changes in the Golgi apparatus
Huiling Zhu1, Hongmei Li1, Pu Wang1
1State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Department of Dermatology in the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Abstract:
Chlamydia trachomatis causes a wide range of diseases that have a significant impact on public health. Acute chlamydial infections can cause fragmentation of the Golgi compartment ensuring the lipid transportation from the host cell. However, the changes that occur in the host cell Golgi apparatus after persistent infections are unclear. Here, we examined Golgi-associated gene (golga5) transcription and expression along with the structure of the Golgi apparatus in cells persistently infected with Chlamydia trachomatis. The results showed that persistent infections caused little fragmentation of the Golgi. The results also revealed that Golgi fragmentation might be associated with the suppression of transcription of the gene golga5.
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