VgrG, Tae, Tle, and beyond: The versatile arsenal of Type VI secretion effectors

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 498-507

  Durand, Eric ^a,b   Cambillau, Christian ^a   Cascales, Eric ^b   Journet, Laure ^b  

^a CNRS and Aix Marseille University   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Actin cross linking; Amidase; Phospholipase; Protein secretion; Toxins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN TLE; PROTEIN VGRG; TAE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIAL CELL; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL WALL; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; TARGET CELL; TRANSPORT KINETICS; TYPE VI SECRETION SYSTEM; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; BACTERIOPHAGE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; METABOLISM; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIRULENCE;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84906934947     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2014.06.004     Document Type: Review

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