Unique Substrates Secreted by the Type VI Secretion System of Francisella tularensis during Intramacrophage Infection

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Bröms, Jeanette E ^a   Meyer, Lena ^a   Sun, Kun ^a   Lavander, Moa ^a,b   Sjöstedt, Anders ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b National Food Agency   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; DOTU PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; IGLA PROTEIN; IGLB PROTEIN; IGLC PROTEIN; IGLD PROTEIN; IGLE PROTEIN; IGLF PROTEIN; IGLG PROTEIN; IGLH PROTEIN; IGLI PROTEIN; IGLJ PROTEIN; PDPA PROTEIN; PDPE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VGRG PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ENZYME RELEASE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENE CLUSTER; INTRACELLULAR BACTERIUM; LIFE CYCLE; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; TULAREMIA; TYPE VI SECRETION SYSTEM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; BETA-LACTAMASES; CELL LINE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENES, REPORTER; GENOMIC ISLANDS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TULAREMIA; VACCINES, ATTENUATED;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84869842318     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050473     Document Type: Article

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