Bacterial and host cell proteins interact to regulate Chlamydia’s ‘exit strategy’

Interactions between Chlamydia trachomatisproteins and host cell proteins help determine whether the bacterium leaves an infected cell via breakdown of the cellular membrane (lysis) or in a membrane-bound package, according to new research published in PLOS Pathogens by Phu Hai Nguyen of the National Institutes of Health, U.S., and colleagues. C. trachomatis exists in different variants that can cause ["]

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