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Intercellular communication and conjugation are mediated by ESX secretion systems in mycobacteria.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 21 Oct 2016
Gray Todd A, Clark Ryan R, Boucher Nathalie, Lapierre Pascal, Smith Carol, Derbyshire Keith M
Abstract excerpt
Communal bacterial processes require intercellular communication mediated by secretion systems to coordinate appropriate molecular responses. Intercellular communication has not been described previously in mycobacteria. Here we show that the ESX secretion-system family member ESX-4 is essential for conjugal recipient activity in Mycobacterium smegmatis Transcription of esx4 genes in the recipient requires...
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