A genome-wide genetic screen identified targets for destabilizing the parasitophorous vacuole of Chlamydia trachomatis
M. R. Babu Sait, L. H. Jachmann, M. Milivojevic, C. Llorente-Saez, S. Dhanjal, F. Schumacher, S. Henriksson, N. V. Gayathri Vegesna, A. Chaban, P. Mohanty, M. Ölander, S. Muraleedharan, S. Farmand Azadeh, B. Kleuser, B. Schmierer, B. S. Sixt
The paper identifies CpoS as a key effector for maintaining Chlamydia trachomatis vacuole integrity by regulating sphingolipid supply and shows that disrupting this pathway can clear infection without harming host cells.
PLOS Biology · Aug 12, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology