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The type III secretion injectisome, a complex nanomachine for intracellular "toxin" delivery

Cornelis, G. R.. (2010) The type III secretion injectisome, a complex nanomachine for intracellular "toxin" delivery. Biological Chemistry, 391 (7). pp. 745-751.

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Abstract

Abstract The type III secretion injectisome is a nanomachine that delivers bacterial proteins into the cytosol of eukaryotic target cells. It consists of a cylindrical basal structure spanning the two bacterial membranes and the peptidoglycan, connected to a hollow needle, eventually followed by a filament (animal pathogens) or to a long pilus (plant pathogens). Export employs a type III pathway. During assembly, all the protein subunits of external elements are sequentially exported by the basal structure itself, implying that the export apparatus can switch its substrate specificity over time. The length of the needle is controlled by a protein that it also secreted during assembly and presumably acts as a molecular ruler.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Former Organization Units Biozentrum > Molecular Microbiology (Cornelis)
UniBasel Contributors:Cornelis, Guy R.
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:de Gruyter
ISSN:1431-6730
e-ISSN:1437-4315
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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Deposited On:08 Jun 2012 06:49

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