Excited to share our new paper in mBio! We show that the Chlamydia trachomatis effector protein CT181 binds Mcl-1, prolongs neutrophil survival, enhances bacterial persistence, and promotes infection/pathogenesis in vivo.
Huge congrats to Robert and Paige from my lab, and thanks to our fantastic collaborators in the Rudel lab! Grateful to our reviewers and wonderful editor Sunny Shin for helping strengthen the work!
Check it out here: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...