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Rif induced RhoGTPase

IDEA #1 Rif is a GTPase that induces filopodia. [1]



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Filopodia are the initial contact that human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells make with elementary bodies of Chlamydia trachomatis, the bacteria that causes Chlamydia. [2]




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  1. ^ Goggs, Robert; Savage, Joshua S.; Mellor, Harry; Poole, Alastair W. (2013-01-24). Aspenstrom, Pontus (ed.). "The Small GTPase Rif Is Dispensable for Platelet Filopodia Generation in Mice". PLoS ONE. 8 (1): e54663. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054663. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3554654. PMID 23359340.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  2. ^ Ford, Charlotte; Nans, Andrea; Boucrot, Emmanuel; Hayward, Richard D. (2018-05-04). Welch, Matthew D. (ed.). "Chlamydia exploits filopodial capture and a macropinocytosis-like pathway for host cell entry". PLOS Pathogens. 14 (5): e1007051. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1007051. ISSN 1553-7374. PMC 5955597. PMID 29727463.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)