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Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli translocated intimin receptor, Tir, requires a specific chaperone for stable secretion.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Sept 1999
Abe A, de Grado M, Pfuetzner R A, Sánchez-Sanmartín C, Devinney R, Puente J L, Strynadka N C, Finlay B B
Abstract excerpt
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) secretes several Esps (E. coli-secreted proteins) that are required for full virulence. Insertion of the bacterial protein Tir into the host epithelial cell membrane is facilitated by a type III secretion apparatus, and at least EspA and EspB are required for Tir translocation. An EPEC outer membrane protein, intimin, interacts with Tir on the host membrane to establish...
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