Translocated actin-recruiting phosphoprotein
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The translocated actin-recruiting phosphoprotein (Tarp) is a protein that may mediate the invasion of epithelial cells by Chlamydia trachomatis
using a type three secretion system
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Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia trachomatis, an obligate intracellular human pathogen, is one of three bacterial species in the genus Chlamydia. C. trachomatis is a Gram-negative bacteria, therefore its cell wall components retain the counter-stain safranin and appear pink under a light microscope.The inclusion bodies...
using a type three secretion system
Type three secretion system
Type three secretion system is a protein appendage found in several Gram-negative bacteria....
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