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ReviewCurrent topics in microbiology and immunology

Advances and Obstacles in the Genetic Dissection of Chlamydial Virulence.

Julie A Brothwell, Matthew K Muramatsu, Guangming Zhong, David E Nelson

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Review in Current topics in microbiology and immunology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Julie A BrothwellDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Matthew K MuramatsuDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Guangming ZhongDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
David E NelsonDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA. nelsonde@indiana.edu.
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USIndiana University School of MedicineThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · US

Funding

MECHANISMS OF CHLAMYDIAL EVASION OF IMMUNE RECOGNATIONR01AI047997 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI ZHONG, GUANGMING · 2000 to 2021
$6.9M
Genetic analysis of mechanisms of chlamydial immune evasionR01AI099278 · NIAID · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI NELSON, DAVID EMMET · 2012 to 2023
$4.6M
The role of the urethral microbiome in idiopathic urethritis in menR01AI116706 · NIAID · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI NELSON, DAVID EMMET · 2016 to 2020
$3.6M
Chlamydial plasmid-dependent pathogenesisR01AI121989 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI ZHONG, GUANGMING · 2016 to 2019
$1.9M
Genetic analysis of mechanisms of chlamydial immune evasionR56AI099278 · NIAID · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI NELSON, DAVID EMMET · 2017 to 2017
$579k
Chlamydia Vaccine---Global search for chlamydial T cell antigens in HLA-DR4 transgenic miceR21AI105712 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI ZHONG, GUANGMING · 2016 to 2017
$426k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI047997NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI099278NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI116706NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI121989NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI105712NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI099278
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obligate intracellular pathogens in the family Chlamydiaceae infect taxonomically diverse eukaryotes ranging from amoebae to mammals. However, many fundamental aspects of chlamydial cell biology and pathogenesis remain poorly understood. Genetic dissection of chlamydial biology has historically been hampered by a lack of genetic tools. Exploitation of the ability of chlamydia to recombine genomic material by lateral gene transfer (LGT) ushered in a new era in chlamydia research. With methods to map mutations in place, genetic screens were able to assign functions and phenotypes to specific chlamydial genes. Development of an approach for stable transformation of chlamydia also provided a mechanism for gene delivery and platforms for disrupting chromosomal genes. Here, we explore how these and other tools have been used to test hypotheses concerning the functions of known chlamydial virulence factors and discover the functions of completely uncharacterized genes. Refinement and extension of the existing genetic tools to additional Chlamydia spp. will substantially advance understanding of the biology and pathogenesis of this important group of pathogens.

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AnimalsChlamydiaGene Transfer, HorizontalGenome, BacterialGenomicsVirulenceVirulence FactorsVirulence Factors

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PMID29090367
PMCPMC9059142
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