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A program of Yersinia enterocolitica type III secretion reactions is activated by specific signals.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Sept 2001
Lee V T, Mazmanian S K, Schneewind O
Abstract excerpt
Successful establishment of Yersinia infections requires the type III machinery, a protein transporter that injects virulence factors (Yops) into macrophages. It is reported here that the Yersinia type III pathway responds to environmental signals by transporting proteins to distinct locations. Yersinia enterocolitica cells sense an increase in extracellular amino acids (glutamate, glutamine, aspartate, and...
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