The glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenases GpsA and GlpD constitute the oxidoreductive metabolic linchpin for Lyme disease spirochete host infectivity and persistence in the tick.

The glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenases GpsA and GlpD constitute the oxidoreductive metabolic linchpin for Lyme disease spirochete host infectivity and persistence in the tick.

We have identified GpsA, a predicted glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, as a virulence factor in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia (Borreliella) burgdorferi: GpsA is essential for murine infection and crucial for persistence of the spirochete in the tick. B. burgdorferi has a limited biosyntheti...

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Main Authors: Dan Drecktrah, Laura S Hall, Bethany Crouse, Benjamin Schwarz, Crystal Richards, Eric Bohrnsen, Michael Wulf, Bonnie Long, Jessica Bailey, Frank Gherardini, Catharine M Bosio, Meghan C Lybecker, D Scott Samuels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010385

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