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The Coupling Protein Cagβ and Its Interaction Partner CagZ Are Required for Type IV Secretion of the Helicobacter pylori CagA Protein
28 Sept 2010
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Bacterial type IV secretion systems are macromolecule transporters with essential functions for horizontal gene transfer and for symbiotic and pathogenic interactions with eukaryotic host cells. Helicobacter pylori, the causative agent of type B gastritis, peptic ulcers, gastric adenocarcinoma, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, uses the Cag type IV secretion system to inject its effector...
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