How chlamydia forms protective bubbles to survive inside human cells
The bacterium chlamydia trachomatis is a major cause of sexually transmitted diseases. Bacteria have lots of tricks up their ...
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Inclusion Bodies And Recombinant Protein Production In Bacteria
Inclusion bodies (IBs) are aggregates of misfolded proteins that often form when recombinant proteins are overexpressed in bacteria, particularly in *Escherichia coli*. While traditionally viewed ...
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Bacteria consumed by immune cells become part of the cell
Immune cells that eat bacteria in the body don't stash them in specialized compartments as once thought, but turn them into critical nutrients that build proteins, create energy and keep the cells ...
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Bacterial and Host Cell Proteins Interact to Regulate Chlamydia's 'Exit Strategy' (IMAGE)
Chlamydia trachomatis inclusion showing recruitment of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 3 to microdomains on the inclusion membrane (red). Chlamydia are counterstained in green.