The Chlamydia trachomatis-secreted effector protein CT181 binds to Mcl-1 and prolongs neutrophil survival
Robert Faris, Rebecca Koch, Paige McCaslin, Naveen Challagundla, Brianna Steiert, Shelby E. Andersen, Alix McCullough, Parker Smith, C. A. Jabeena, Peter Yau, Thomas Rudel, Mary M. Weber · 2026
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Robert Faris and co-authors show how a sex-ill germ keeps its host cells alive in a 2026 study. The germ lives inside cells and oft hides with no signs, which lets it linger and spread in the dark.
One of its tools grips a host part whose job is to keep first-guard cells on foot past their brief span. Germs shorn of the tool bred near as well in skin cells, but died fast in the guard cells. Guard cells with the whole germ held the life part high and lived long. In mice, tool-less germs held less ground and drew less burn. The authors call the tool the first of its kind known to grip that life part.
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| CREATOR | Robert Faris, Rebecca Koch, Paige McCaslin, Naveen Challagundla, Brianna Steiert, Shelby E. Andersen, Alix McCullough, Parker Smith, C. A. Jabeena, Peter Yau, Thomas Rudel, Mary M. Weber |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |