Phylogenetic analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis Tarp and correlation with clinical phenotype.

ABSTRACT: Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading cause of infectious blindness worldwide and is the most commonly reported pathogen causing sexually transmitted infections. Tarp (translocated actin recruiting phosphoprotein), a type III secreted effector that mediates actin nucleation, is central to C. trachomatis infection. The phylogenetic analysis of tarP from reference strains as well as ocular, genital, and lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) clinical isolates demonstrated an evolutionary relationship with disease phenotype, with LGV and ocular isolates branched into clades that were separate from the urogenital isolates. The sequence analysis of Tarp indicated a high degree of variability and identified trends within clinical groupings. Tarps from LGV strains contained the highest number of tyrosine-

SUBMITTER: Lutter EI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2937449 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature