The inclusion membrane proteins play potentially important roles in chlamydial biology and
pathogenesis. Here we localized and characterized the hypothetical protein CT440 in …

In this study we developed and evaluated a new PCR-based typing assay, directed to the
VD2 region of the omp1 gene, for the detection and typing of urogenital Chlamydia …

Background Toxoplasma gondii is known as the most successful parasite, which can
regulate the host immune response through a variety of ways to achieve immune escape …

Background The forkhead transcription factor (FOXL2) plays a crucial role in
blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES), sex determination, ovary …

Abstract Background: Genital Chlamydia (C) trachomatis infection has been recognized as
the single most common cause of pelvic inflammatory disease leading to severe tubal …

Deletion in chemokine receptor CCR5 gene is reported to prevent development of tubal
pathology among Dutch Caucasian C. trachomatis infected women. Hence, a pilot study was …

Urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infection is one of the most common bacterial sexually
transmitted diseases globally. Untreated C. trachomatis infections can ascend to the upper …

Gene C4orf7, renamed FDC-SP (follicular dendritic cell secreted protein, FDC-SP) was first
isolated from human tonsils. Up to the present, the function of this gene was still poorly …

Sexual reproduction plays a crucial role in the transmission and life cycle of toxoplasmosis.
The merozoites are the only developmental stage capable of differentiation into male and …

Increasing evidence suggests that mitophagy is crucially involved in the progression of
polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Exploration of PCOS-specific biomarkers related to …