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PXD070895-1

PXD070895 is an original dataset announced via ProteomeXchange.

Dataset Summary
TitleChlamydial membrane vesicles deliver the beta barrel membrane protein OmpA to mitochondria to inhibit apoptosis
DescriptionChlamydiae are obligate intracellular bacteria that inhibit mitochondrial apoptosis to maintain integrity of the host cell. We have previously reported that a chlamydial outer membrane b-barrel protein, OmpA, can during ectopic expression inhibit mitochondrial apoptosis through direct interaction with the BCL-2-family effectors BAX and BAK. We here show that OmpA from Chlamydia trachomatis (Ctr) uses membrane vesicles for its delivery to the outer mitochondrial membrane during Ctr infection. Using a number of imaging and fractionation techniques, we show that OmpA during infection reaches mitochondria and is inserted into mitochondrial membranes. Chlamydia derived vesicles (CDV) from Ctr-infected cells contained OmpA as well as other outer membrane proteins and LPS. When added to uninfected cells, CDVs fused with mitochondrial membranes, causing the interaction of OmpA with BAK and the cytosolic retro-translocation of BAX. CDV addition to uninfected cells also protected the cells against apoptosis. We previously showed tha OmpA works in co-ordination with VDAC2 to block apoptosis and here propose a structural model of this BAK inhibition by OmpA that reenacts the inhibition of BAK by VDAC2. The results provide evidence that OmpA from Chlamydia, as well as the structurally similar ortholog from the related Simkania, specifically exploits its relationship to mitochondrial porins to protect the infected cell against apoptosis and to enable intracellular growth of the bacteria in human cells.
HostingRepositoryMassIVE
AnnounceDate2026-01-26
AnnouncementXMLSubmission_2026-01-26_09:22:43.864.xml
DigitalObjectIdentifier
ReviewLevelNon peer-reviewed dataset
DatasetOriginOriginal dataset
RepositorySupportUnsupported dataset by repository
PrimarySubmitterStefan Tholen
SpeciesList scientific name: Homo sapiens; common name: human; NCBI TaxID: 9606; scientific name: Chlamydia trachomatis; NCBI TaxID: 813;
ModificationListNo PTMs are included in the dataset
InstrumenttimsTOF fleX
Dataset History
RevisionDatetimeStatusChangeLog Entry
02025-11-18 09:03:58ID requested
12026-01-26 09:22:44announced
Publication List
no publication
Keyword List
submitter keyword: Chlamydia, Apoptosis inhibition, MOMP, OmpA, Mitochondria, Vesicles, Outer membrane, DatasetType:Proteomics
Contact List
Prof. Dr. Georg Haecker
contact affiliationCenter for Microbiology and Hygiene Freiburg
contact emailgeorg.haecker@uniklinik-freiburg.de
lab head
Stefan Tholen
contact affiliationUniklinik Freiburg
contact emailstefan.tholen@uniklinik-freiburg.de
dataset submitter
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