The type VI secretion system sheath assembles at the end distal from the membrane anchor
oleh: Andrea Vettiger, Julius Winter, Lin Lin, Marek Basler
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-07-01 |
Deskripsi
The bacterial Type VI secretion system (T6SS) delivers proteins into target cells using fast contraction of a long sheath anchored to the cell envelope. Here, Vettigeret al. study sheath dynamics in Vibrio choleraespheroplasts, and show that the sheath assembles by addition of subunits at the distal end.