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New insights into the role of Bartonella effector proteins in pathogenesis

Siamer, Sabrina and Dehio, Christoph. (2014) New insights into the role of Bartonella effector proteins in pathogenesis. Current Opinion in Microbiology, Vol. 23C. pp. 80-85.

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Abstract

The facultative intracellular bacteria Bartonella spp. share a common infection strategy to invade and colonize mammals in a host-specific manner. Following transmission by blood-sucking arthropods, Bartonella are inoculated in the derma and then spread, via two sequential enigmatic niches, to the blood stream where they cause a long-lasting intra-erythrocytic bacteraemia. The VirB/VirD4 type IV secretion system (VirB/D4 T4SS) is essential for the pathogenicity of most Bartonella species by injecting an arsenal of effector proteins into host cells. These bacterial effector proteins share a modular architecture, comprising domains and/or motifs that confer an array of functions. Here, we review recent advances in understanding the function and evolutionary origin of this fascinating repertoire of host-targeted bacterial effectors.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Infection Biology > Molecular Microbiology (Dehio)
UniBasel Contributors:Dehio, Christoph and Siamer, Sabrina
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Book Review
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:1369-5274
e-ISSN:1879-0364
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal item
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