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DXD motif-dependent and -independent effects of the chlamydia trachomatis cytotoxin CT166.
Toxins - 17 Feb 2015
Bothe Miriam, Dutow Pavel, Pich Andreas, Genth Harald, Klos Andreas
Abstract excerpt
The Gram-negative, intracellular bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis causes acute and chronic urogenital tract infection, potentially leading to infertility and ectopic pregnancy. The only partially characterized cytotoxin CT166 of serovar D exhibits a DXD motif, which is important for the enzymatic activity of many bacterial and mammalian type A glycosyltransferases, leading to the hypothesis that CT166 possess...
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