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Structural analysis of a specialized type III secretion system peptidoglycan-cleaving enzyme.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 17 Apr 2015
Burkinshaw Brianne J, Deng Wanyin, Lameignère Emilie, Wasney Gregory A, Zhu Haizhong, Worrall Liam J, Finlay B Brett, Strynadka Natalie C J
Abstract excerpt
The Gram-negative bacterium enteropathogenic Escherichia coli uses a syringe-like type III secretion system (T3SS) to inject virulence or "effector" proteins into the cytoplasm of host intestinal epithelial cells. To assemble, the T3SS must traverse both bacterial membranes, as well as the peptidoglycan layer. Peptidoglycan is made of repeating N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine disaccharides...
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