A Chlamydia pneumoniae adhesin induces phosphatidylserine exposure on host cells

The Chlamydia pneumoniae adhesin LIPP plays a role in host cell entry and infection. Here, the authors find that LIPP binds to the host plasma membrane and mediates phosphatidylserine translocation, enhancing pathogen internalization without induction of apoptosis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jan N. Galle, Tim Fechtner, Thorsten Eierhoff, Winfried Römer, Johannes H. Hegemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12419-8