R. A. Carabeo

Regulation of invasion-associated actin dynamics by the Chlamydia trachomatis effectors TarP and TmeA

The paper investigates the roles of Chlamydia trachomatis effectors TarP and TmeA in actin dynamics during invasion, finding TarP drives most actin remodeling through collaboration with Formin 1 and Arp2/3.

Regulation of an iron-dependent repressor by tryptophan availability attenuates transcription of the tryptophan salvage genes in Chlamydia trachomatis

The paper shows that YtgR represses trpBA expression in Chlamydia trachomatis by sensing both iron and tryptophan levels, using a rare triple-tryptophan motif to regulate transcription termination.

The iron-dependent repressor YtgR regulates the tryptophan salvage pathway through a bipartite mechanism of transcriptional control in Chlamydia trachomatis

The paper identifies how YtgR, an iron-dependent regulator in Chlamydia trachomatis, controls the tryptophan salvage pathway through dual transcriptional repression and termination mechanisms under iron starvation.

Genome-wide transcriptional responses of iron-starved Chlamydia trachomatis reveal prioritization of metabolic precursor synthesis over protein translation

This paper identifies the immediate transcriptional response of Chlamydia trachomatis to iron starvation, showing prioritization of metabolic precursor synthesis over protein translation.