Amoebal endosymbiont Protochlamydia induces apoptosis to human immortal HEp-2 cells.

by Atsushi Ito, Junji Matsuo, Shinji Nakamura, Asahi Yoshida, Miho Okude, Yasuhiro Hayashi, Haruna Sakai, Mitsutaka Yoshida, Kaori Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
Published 2012-01-01

Amoebal endosymbiont Parachlamydia acanthamoebae Bn9 can grow in immortal human epithelial HEp-2 cells at low temperature; an in vitro model system to study chlamydial evolution.

by Chikayo Yamane, Tomohiro Yamazaki, Shinji Nakamura, Junji Matsuo, Kasumi Ishida, Sumire Yamazaki, Satoshi Oguri, Natsumi Shouji, Yasuhiro Hayashi, Mitsutaka Yoshida, Yimin, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
Published 2015-01-01

Amoebal endosymbiont Neochlamydia genome sequence illuminates the bacterial role in the defense of the host amoebae against Legionella pneumophila.

by Kasumi Ishida, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Kyoko Hayashida, Junji Matsuo, Fumihiko Takeuchi, Makoto Kuroda, Shinji Nakamura, Tomohiro Yamazaki, Mitsutaka Yoshida, Kaori Takahashi, Hiroki Nagai, Chihiro Sugimoto, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
Published 2014-01-01

Protochlamydia induces apoptosis of human HEp-2 cells through mitochondrial dysfunction mediated by chlamydial protease-like activity factor.

by Junji Matsuo, Shinji Nakamura, Atsushi Ito, Tomohiro Yamazaki, Kasumi Ishida, Yasuhiro Hayashi, Mitsutaka Yoshida, Kaori Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Fumihiko Takeuchi, Makoto Kuroda, Hiroki Nagai, Kyoko Hayashida, Chihiro Sugimoto, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
Published 2013-01-01