Autotransporter protein secretion
Autotransporter proteins are a large family of virulence factors secreted from Gram-negative bacteria by a unique mechanism. First described in the 1980s, these proteins have a C-terminal region that folds into a β-barrel in the bacterial outer membrane. The so-called passenger domain attached to th...
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Biomolecular Concepts |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/BMC.2011.045 |