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A host-specific factor is necessary for efficient folding of the autotransporter plasmid-encoded toxin.
Biochimie - 1 Feb 2010
Nemec Kathleen N, Scaglione Patricia, Navarro-García Fernando, Huerta Jazmín, Tatulian Suren A, Teter Ken
Abstract excerpt
Autotransporters are the most common virulence factors secreted from Gram-negative pathogens. Until recently, autotransporter folding and outer membrane translocation were thought to be self-mediated events that did not require accessory factors. Here, we report that two variants of the autotrans...
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