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Dinner date: Neisseria gonorrhoeae central carbon metabolism and pathogenesis
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Dinner date: Neisseria gonorrhoeae central carbon metabolism and pathogenesis

Aimee D. Potter and Alison K. Criss
Emerging topics in life sciences, Vol.8(1), pp.15-28
02/22/2024
DOI: 10.1042/ETLS20220111
PMCID: PMC10625648
PMID: 37144661
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10625648/pdf/nihms-1898487.pdfView
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Abstract

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the causative agent of the sexually transmitted infection gonor-rhea, is a human-adapted pathogen that does not productively infect other organisms. The ongoing relationship between N. gonorrhoeae and the human host is facilitated by the exchange of nutrient resources that allow for N. gonorrhoeae growth in the human genital tract. What N. gonorrhoeae 'eats' and the pathways used to consume these nutri-ents have been a topic of investigation over the last 50 years. More recent investigations are uncovering the impact of N. gonorrhoeae metabolism on infection and inflammatory responses, the environmental influences driving N. gonorrhoeae metabolism, and the metabolic adaptations enabling antimicrobial resistance. This mini-review is an introduc-tion to the field of N. gonorrhoeae central carbon metabolism in the context of pathogen-esis. It summarizes the foundational work used to characterize N. gonorrhoeae central metabolic pathways and the effects of these pathways on disease outcomes, and high-lights some of the most recent advances and themes under current investigation. This review ends with a brief description of the current outlook and technologies under devel-opment to increase understanding of how the pathogenic potential of N. gonorrhoeae is enabled by metabolic adaptation.
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