作者: Rosanna Leuzzi , Laura Serino , Maria Scarselli , Silvana Savino , Maria Rita Fontana
DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2958.2005.04859.X
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摘要: Summary Macrophage infectivity potentiators (MIPs) are a family of surface-exposed virulence factors intracellular microorganisms such as Legionella , Chlamydia and Trypanosoma . These proteins display peptidylprolyl cis / trans isomerase (PPIase) activity that is inhibited by immunosuppressants FK506 rapamycin. Here we describe the identification characterization in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Ng-MIP, lipoprotein with high homology to MIPs. The protein an homodimer rapamycininhibited PPIase confirming it functional member MIP family. A knock-out strain, generated deletion mip gene N. F62 was evaluated for its role infection mouse human macrophages. We show Ng-MIP promotes survival macrophages, highlighting possible this promoting persistence gonococcal infection.