Article
Secretion of flagellin by the LEE-encoded type III secretion system of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.
BMC microbiology - 6 Feb 2009
Badea Luminita, Beatson Scott A, Kaparakis Maria, Ferrero Richard L, Hartland Elizabeth L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is an attaching and effacing (A/E) pathogen that possesses a type III secretion system (T3SS) encoded within the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE). The LEE is essential for A/E lesion formation and directs the secretion and translocation of multiple LEE-encoded and non-LEE encoded effector proteins into the cytosol of infected cells. In this study we used...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
