Transcriptional and immunological analysis of the putative outer membrane protein and vaccine candidate TprL of Treponema pallidum
A. Haynes, M. Fernandez, E. Romeis, O. Mitja, K. Konda, S. Vargas, M. Eguiluz, C. Caceres, J. Klausner, L. Giacani
This paper investigates the transcriptional regulation of the TprL gene in Treponema pallidum, showing that phase variation through homopolymeric G sequences affects its expression and immune response.
bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2020Microbiology