YersiniaYsc-Yop type III secretion feedback inhibition is relieved through YscV-dependent recognition and secretion of LcrQ

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 494-507

  Li, Yunlong ^a   Li, Lamei ^a   Huang, Li ^a,c   Francis, Matthew S ^b   Hu, Yangbo ^a   Chen, Shiyun ^a  

^a WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (China)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN LCRQ; PROTEIN YSCV; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE DELETION; LCRQ GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM; YERSINIA; YSC YOP TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); YERSINIA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84899079279     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12474     Document Type: Article

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