The IRE1α-XBP1 signaling axis promotes glycolytic reprogramming in response to inflammatory stimuli

BC English, HP Savage, SP Mahan, VE Diaz-Ochoa… - MBio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Immune cells must be able to adjust their metabolic programs to effectively carry out their
effector functions. Here, we show that the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress sensor Inositol …

Chlamydia trachomatis TmeA directly activates N-WASP to promote actin polymerization and functions synergistically with TarP during invasion

G Keb, J Ferrell, KR Scanlon, TJ Jewett, KA Fields - MBio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chlamydia trachomatis is a medically significant human pathogen and is an epithelial-tropic
obligate intracellular parasite. Invasion of nonprofessional phagocytes represents a crucial …

Regulation of the mitochondrion-fatty acid axis for the metabolic reprogramming of Chlamydia trachomatis during treatment with β-lactam antimicrobials

K Shima, I Kaufhold, T Eder, N Käding, N Schmidt… - MBio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Infection with the obligate intracellular bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis is the most
common bacterial sexually transmitted disease worldwide. Since no vaccine is available to …

Orientia tsutsugamushi infection reduces host gluconeogenic but not glycolytic substrates

SE Sanchez, TJ Chiarelli, MA Park… - Infection and …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Orientia tsutsugamushi a causal agent of scrub typhus, is an obligate intracellular bacterium
that, akin to other rickettsiae, is dependent on host cell-derived nutrients for survival and thus …

A “plus one” strategy impacts replication of felid alphaherpesvirus 1, Mycoplasma and Chlamydia, and the metabolism of coinfected feline cells

SM Klose, DP De Souza, JM Devlin, R Bushell… - Msystems, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Coinfections are known to play an important role in disease progression and severity.
Coinfections are common in cats, but no coinfection studies have investigated the in vitro …