Subversion of host cell signaling by Orientia tsutsugamushi

Microbes Infect. 2011 Jul;13(7):638-48. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.03.003. Epub 2011 Mar 31.

Abstract

Progress has been made in deciphering the mechanisms on Orientia tsutsugamushi-host interaction. The genome sequencing, microarray and proteomic analyses of this ancient bacterium have provided a wealth of new information. This paper reviews the general characteristics of O. tsutsugamushi and recent developments especially in signaling events involved in the bacteria--host interaction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Apoptosis
  • Bacterial Adhesion
  • Bacterial Secretion Systems / genetics
  • Cytokines / metabolism
  • Genome, Bacterial
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions / genetics
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Microarray Analysis / methods
  • Orientia tsutsugamushi / genetics*
  • Orientia tsutsugamushi / pathogenicity*
  • Proteomics / methods
  • Scrub Typhus / genetics*
  • Scrub Typhus / immunology
  • Sequence Analysis
  • Signal Transduction*

Substances

  • Bacterial Secretion Systems
  • Cytokines