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一个广泛的辅助蛋白家族使VI型分泌系统尖峰的效应因子谱变得多样化

Jake Colautti1,2, Huagang Tan3,4,5, Nathan P Bullen1,2

  • 1Michael DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.

Nature communications
|November 21, 2024
PubMed
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具有DUF4123域的适应蛋白使得保存的VI型分泌系统 (T6SSs) 能够输出各种细菌毒素. 这些适配器将特定的毒素与T6SS尖端蛋白联系起来,揭示了效应器识别的机制.

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