Evidence that immunization with TP0751, a bipartite Treponema pallidum lipoprotein with an intrinsically disordered region and lipocalin fold, fails to protect in the rabbit model of experimental syphilis.

Deconvolution of syphilis pathogenesis and selection of candidate syphilis vaccinogens requires detailed knowledge of the molecular architecture of the Treponema pallidum outer membrane (OM). The T. pallidum OM contains a low density of integral OM proteins, while the spirochete's many lipoprot...

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Main Authors: Amit Luthra, Jairo M Montezuma-Rusca, Carson J La Vake, Morgan LeDoyt, Kristina N Delgado, Timothy C Davenport, Mary Fiel-Gan, Melissa J Caimano, Justin D Radolf, Kelly L Hawley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008871