Hierarchical effector protein transport by the Salmonella Typhimurium SPI-1 type III secretion system.

BACKGROUND: Type III secretion systems (TTSS) are employed by numerous pathogenic and symbiotic bacteria to inject a cocktail of different "effector proteins" into host cells. These effectors subvert host cell signaling to establish symbiosis or disease. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We...

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Main Authors: Brit Winnen, Markus C Schlumberger, Alexander Sturm, Kaspar Schüpbach, Stefan Siebenmann, Patrick Jenny, Wolf-Dietrich Hardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2364654?pdf=render