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Coevolution between nonhomologous but functionally similar proteins and their conserved partners in the Legionella pathogenesis system.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 23 Aug 2005
Feldman Michal, Zusman Tal, Hagag Shelly, Segal Gil
Abstract excerpt
Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, and other pathogenic Legionella species multiply inside protozoa and human macrophages by using the intracellular multiplication (Icm)/defect in organelle trafficking (Dot) type-IV secretion system. The IcmQ protein, which possesses pore-forming activity, and IcmR, which regulates the IcmQ activity, are two essential components of this system....
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