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The chlamydial transcriptional regulator Euo is a key switch in cell form developmental progression but is not involved in the committed step to the formation of the infectious form.

Cody R Appa, Nicole A Grieshaber, Hong Yang, Anders Omsland, Sean McCormick, Travis J Chiarelli, Scott S Grieshaber

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Article in mSphere, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Kaempferol inhibitsFrontiers in microbiology · 2026
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  5. The T3SS structural and effector genes ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Cody R AppaDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA.
Nicole A GrieshaberDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA.
Hong YangPaul G. Allen School For Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Anders OmslandPaul G. Allen School For Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5868-0414
Sean McCormickDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA.
Travis J ChiarelliDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA.
Scott S GrieshaberDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6570-8291

Funding

Women's health: interplay of maternal diet and key demographics on neurological health in the rural frontier and remote WestP20GM103408 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO · PI Kenneth A Cornell · 2012 to 2026
$59.8M
Genetic Regulation of Developmental Transitions in ChlamydiaR01AI130072 · NIAID · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI GRIESHABER, SCOTT S, OMSLAND, ANDERS · 2018 to 2021
$2.3M
Determination of the signals that control the chlamydial developmental cycleR21AI135691 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO · PI GRIESHABER, SCOTT S · 2019 to 2020
$400k
Anaplasma phagocytophilum exploitation of regulated exocytosis.F32AI183749 · NIAID · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Travis Joseph Chiarelli · 2024 to 2026
$228k
NIAID NIH HHS F32 AI183749NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI130072NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI135691NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103408
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacteria in the genus IMPORTANCE: Bacterial species in the Chlamydiales order infect a variety of vertebrate animals and are a global health concern. They cause various diseases in humans, including genital and respiratory infections. The bacteria are obligate intracellular parasites that rely on a complex infectious cycle involving multiple cell forms. All species share the same life cycle, transitioning through different states to form the infectious elementary body (EB) to spread infections to new hosts. The Euo gene, encoding a DNA-binding protein, is involved in regulating this cycle. This study showed that ectopic expression of Euo halted the cycle at an early stage. This arrest depended on continued Euo expression. When Euo expression was reversed, the developmental cycle resumed. Additionally, this study suggests that high levels of Euo expression affect the formation of the infectious EB but not the production of the cell form committed to EB formation.

Indexed as

Bacterial ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialAnimalsChlamydiaChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia trachomatisHeLa CellsHumansTranscription FactorsBacterial ProteinsTranscription Factorscell cyclecell differentiationChlamydiagene regulationgene reporterspeptidoglycanphenotypic variation

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PMID39140730
PMCPMC11423577

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