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Pseudomonas aeruginosa possesses two putative type I signal peptidases, LepB and PA1303, each with distinct roles in physiology and virulence.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Sept 2012
Waite Richard D, Rose Ruth S, Rangarajan Minnie, Aduse-Opoku Joseph, Hashim Ahmed, Curtis Michael A
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Type I signal peptidases (SPases) cleave signal peptides from proteins during translocation across biological membranes and hence play a vital role in cellular physiology. SPase activity is also of fundamental importance to the pathogenesis of infection for many bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which utilizes a variety of secreted virulence factors, such as proteases and toxins. P. aeruginosa possesses...
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