Chlamydial polymorphic membrane proteins: regulation, function and potential vaccine candidates

A mucosal vaccine against Chlamydia trachomatis generates two waves of protective memory T cells

(2015) G. Stary et al.   SCIENCE

Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by vault nanoparticles expressing a chlamydial epitope

(2015) Ye Zhu et al.   VACCINE

Comparative evaluation of the protective efficacy of two formulations of a recombinant Chlamydia abortus subunit candidate vaccine in a mouse model

(2015) Qing Pan et al.   VACCINE

Outer membrane proteins preferentially load MHC class II peptides: Implications for a Chlamydia trachomatis T cell vaccine

(2015) Karuna P. Karunakaran et al.   VACCINE

OmpA family proteins and Pmp-like autotransporter: new adhesins of Waddlia chondrophila

(2015) Carole Kebbi-Beghdadi et al.   Pathogens and Disease

Construction of Recombinant HVT Expressing PmpD, and Immunological Evaluation against Chlamydia psittaci and Marek’s Disease Virus

(2015) Shanshan Liu et al.   PLoS One

Comparative genomics of koala, cattle and sheep strains of Chlamydia pecorum

(2014) Nathan L Bachmann et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Genital Chlamydia trachomatis: Understanding the Roles of Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Vaccine Research

(2014) S. Vasilevsky et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Role of Chlamydia trachomatis and emerging Chlamydia-related bacteria in ectopic pregnancy in Vietnam

(2014) S. HORNUNG et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Chlamydia trachomatis Polymorphic Membrane Protein D Is a Virulence Factor Involved in Early Host-Cell Interactions

(2014) Laszlo Kari et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Immunoproteomic Discovery of Novel T Cell Antigens from the Obligate Intracellular Pathogen Chlamydia

(2014) K. P. Karunakaran et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Antigen-Specific CD4+ T Cells Produce Sufficient IFN-  to Mediate Robust Protective Immunity against Genital Chlamydia muridarum Infection

(2014) W. Li et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Novel Chlamydia muridarum T Cell Antigens Induce Protective Immunity against Lung and Genital Tract Infection in Murine Models

(2014) H. Yu et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Evidence for the existence of two new members of the family Chlamydiaceae and proposal of Chlamydia avium sp. nov. and Chlamydia gallinacea sp. nov.

(2014) Konrad Sachse et al.   SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Evaluation of a multisubunit recombinant polymorphic membrane protein and major outer membrane protein T cell vaccine against Chlamydia muridarum genital infection in three strains of mice

(2014) Hong Yu et al.   VACCINE

All subtypes of the Pmp adhesin family are implicated in chlamydial virulence and show species-specific function

(2014) Elisabeth Becker et al.   MicrobiologyOpen

Estimation of the risk of tubal factor infertility associated with genital chlamydial infection in women: a statistical modelling study

(2013) Kimberley Kavanagh et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Trachoma: Protective and Pathogenic Ocular Immune Responses to Chlamydia trachomatis

(2013) Victor H. Hu et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

B Cells Enhance Antigen-Specific CD4 T Cell Priming and Prevent Bacteria Dissemination following Chlamydia muridarum Genital Tract Infection

(2013) Lin-Xi Li et al.   PLoS Pathogens

The Chlamydia pneumoniae Invasin Protein Pmp21 Recruits the EGF Receptor for Host Cell Entry

(2013) Katja Mölleken et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Serological investigation of the role of selected sexually transmitted infections in the aetiology of ectopic pregnancy

(2012) Abdullah Karaer et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE

Chlamydia muridarum T Cell Antigens and Adjuvants That Induce Protective Immunity in Mice

(2012) Hong Yu et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

PmpG303-311, a Protective Vaccine Epitope That Elicits Persistent Cellular Immune Responses in Chlamydia muridarum-Immune Mice

(2012) Raymond M. Johnson et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

From self sufficiency to dependence: mechanisms and factors important for autotransporter biogenesis

(2012) Denisse L. Leyton et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

The Chlamydia psittaci Genome: A Comparative Analysis of Intracellular Pathogens

(2012) Anja Voigt et al.   PLoS One

Processing of Chlamydia abortus Polymorphic Membrane Protein 18D during the Chlamydial Developmental Cycle

(2012) Nick M. Wheelhouse et al.   PLoS One

Expression patterns of five polymorphic membrane proteins during the Chlamydia abortus developmental cycle

(2012) Nick Wheelhouse et al.   VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY

Altered developmental expression of polymorphic membrane proteins in penicillin-stressed Chlamydia trachomatis

(2011) Jose A. Carrasco et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Intracellular bacteria and adverse pregnancy outcomes

(2011) D. Baud et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Full-Length De Novo Sequence of the Chlamydophila psittaci Type Strain, 6BC

(2011) A. Voigt et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Approach to discover T- and B-cell antigens of intracellular pathogens applied to the design of Chlamydia trachomatis vaccines

(2011) O. Finco et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Endemic and Emerging Chlamydial Infections of Animals and Their Zoonotic Implications

(2011) N. Wheelhouse et al.   Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Chlamydia muridarum T-Cell Antigens Formulated with the Adjuvant DDA/TDB Induce Immunity against Infection That Correlates with a High Frequency of Gamma Interferon (IFN- )/Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and IFN- /Interleukin-17 Double-Positive CD4+ T Cells

(2010) H. Yu et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Chlamydia trachomatisPersistence In Vitro: An Overview

(2010) Priscilla B. Wyrick   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Members of the Pmp protein family of Chlamydia pneumoniae mediate adhesion to human cells via short repetitive peptide motifs

(2010) Katja Mölleken et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Heat denatured enzymatically inactive recombinant chlamydial protease-like activity factor induces robust protective immunity against genital chlamydial challenge

(2010) Bharat K.R. Chaganty et al.   VACCINE

Protein secretion systems in bacterial-host associations, and their description in the Gene Ontology

(2009) Tsai-Tien Tseng et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Variable expression of surface-exposed polymorphic membrane proteins inin vitro-grownChlamydia trachomatis

(2009) Chun Tan et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Emerging role of Chlamydia and Chlamydia-like organisms in adverse pregnancy outcomes

(2009) David Baud et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Identification and characterization of novel recombinant vaccine antigens for immunization against genitalChlamydia trachomatis

(2009) Rhea N. Coler et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Chlamydia trachomatis-Infected Patients Display Variable Antibody Profiles against the Nine-Member Polymorphic Membrane Protein Family

(2009) C. Tan et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Chlamydia trachomatis Native Major Outer Membrane Protein Induces Partial Protection in Nonhuman Primates: Implication for a Trachoma Transmission-Blocking Vaccine

(2009) L. Kari et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Analysis of pmpD Expression and PmpD Post-Translational Processing during the Life Cycle of Chlamydia trachomatis Serovars A, D, and L2

(2009) Andrey O. Kiselev et al.   PLoS One

The Global Burden of Trachoma: A Review

(2009) Matthew J. Burton et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Chlamydia trachomatis Polymorphic Membrane Protein D Is an Oligomeric Autotransporter with a Higher-Order Structure

(2008) K. A. Swanson et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Discovery of CD8+ T cell epitopes in Chlamydia trachomatis infection through use of caged class I MHC tetramers

(2008) G. M. Grotenbreg et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA