Architecture and assembly of the Type VI secretion system

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1843, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1664-1673

  Zoued, Abdelrahim ^a   Brunet, Yannick R ^a,b   Durand, Eric ^a   Aschtgen, Marie Stéphanie ^a,c   Logger, Laureen ^a   Douzi, Badreddine ^a,d   Journet, Laure ^a   Cambillau, Christian ^a   Cascales, Eric ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assembly platform; Bacteriophage; Baseplate; Hcp; Inter bacterial interactions; Membrane complex; Microbial communities; Protein transport; Secretion system; Tail; VgrG

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOGENESIS; CELL TYPE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EDWARSIELLA TARDA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENE; MACHINE; MEMBRANE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTIC CELL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SPIKE; TAIL; TARGET CELL; TYPE VI SECRETION SYSTEM; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ASSEMBLY PLATFORM; BACTERIOPHAGE; BASEPLATE; HCP; INTER-BACTERIAL INTERACTIONS; MEMBRANE COMPLEX; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SECRETION SYSTEM; TAIL; VGRG;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; BACTERIOPHAGES; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 84902267192     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: 18792596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.03.018     Document Type: Review

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