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ATPase-independent type-III protein secretion in Salmonella enterica.
PLoS genetics - 1 Nov 2014
Erhardt Marc, Mertens Max E, Fabiani Florian D, Hughes Kelly T
Abstract excerpt
Type-III protein secretion systems are utilized by gram-negative pathogens to secrete building blocks of the bacterial flagellum, virulence effectors from the cytoplasm into host cells, and structural subunits of the needle complex. The flagellar type-III secretion apparatus utilizes both the energy of the proton motive force and ATP hydrolysis to energize substrate unfolding and translocation. We report...
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