The type III secretion injectisome, a complex nanomachine for intracellular 'toxin' delivery

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 391, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 745-751

  Cornelis, Guy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

microbial pathogenesis; protein secretion; virulence; Yersinia

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM PILUS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; NANODEVICE; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SHORT SURVEY; TYPE 3 SECRETION INJECTISOME;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; YERSINIA;

EID: 77954597457     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14374315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2010.079     Document Type: Short Survey

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