The Structure of the Type III Secretion System Needle Complex

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The Structure of the Type III Secretion System Needle Complex. / Miletic, Sean; Goessweiner-Mohr, Nikolaus; Marlovits, Thomas C.

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title = "The Structure of the Type III Secretion System Needle Complex",
abstract = "The type III secretion system (T3SS) is an essential virulence factor of many pathogenic bacterial species including Salmonella, Yersinia, Shigella and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC). It is an intricate molecular machine that spans the bacterial membranes and injects effector proteins into target host cells, enabling bacterial infection. The T3SS needle complex comprises of proteinaceous rings supporting a needle filament which extends out into the extracellular environment. It serves as the central conduit for translocating effector proteins. Multiple laboratories have dedicated a remarkable effort to decipher the structure and function of the needle complex. A combination of structural biology techniques such as cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM), X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and computer modelling have been utilized to study different structural components at progressively higher resolutions. This chapter will provide an overview of the structural details of the T3SS needle complex, shedding light on this essential component of this fascinating bacterial system.",
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doi = "10.1007/82_2019_178",
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N2 - The type III secretion system (T3SS) is an essential virulence factor of many pathogenic bacterial species including Salmonella, Yersinia, Shigella and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC). It is an intricate molecular machine that spans the bacterial membranes and injects effector proteins into target host cells, enabling bacterial infection. The T3SS needle complex comprises of proteinaceous rings supporting a needle filament which extends out into the extracellular environment. It serves as the central conduit for translocating effector proteins. Multiple laboratories have dedicated a remarkable effort to decipher the structure and function of the needle complex. A combination of structural biology techniques such as cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM), X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and computer modelling have been utilized to study different structural components at progressively higher resolutions. This chapter will provide an overview of the structural details of the T3SS needle complex, shedding light on this essential component of this fascinating bacterial system.

AB - The type III secretion system (T3SS) is an essential virulence factor of many pathogenic bacterial species including Salmonella, Yersinia, Shigella and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC). It is an intricate molecular machine that spans the bacterial membranes and injects effector proteins into target host cells, enabling bacterial infection. The T3SS needle complex comprises of proteinaceous rings supporting a needle filament which extends out into the extracellular environment. It serves as the central conduit for translocating effector proteins. Multiple laboratories have dedicated a remarkable effort to decipher the structure and function of the needle complex. A combination of structural biology techniques such as cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM), X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and computer modelling have been utilized to study different structural components at progressively higher resolutions. This chapter will provide an overview of the structural details of the T3SS needle complex, shedding light on this essential component of this fascinating bacterial system.

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