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The Diadenylate Cyclase CdaA Is Critical for Borrelia turicatae Virulence and Physiology.
Infection and immunity - 17 May 2021
Jackson-Litteken Clay D, Ratliff C Tyler, Kneubehl Alexander R, Siletti Cheta, Pack Lindsay, Lan Renny, Huynh TuAnh N, Lopez Job E, Blevins Jon S
Abstract excerpt
Relapsing fever (RF), caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia, is a globally distributed, vector-borne disease with high prevalence in developing countries. To date, signaling pathways required for infection and virulence of RF Borrelia spirochetes are unknown. Cyclic di-AMP (c-di-AMP), synthesized by diadenylate cyclases (DACs), is a second messenger predominantly found in Gram-positive organisms that is...
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