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Volume 165, Issue 5

The Type VI secretion system: a versatile bacterial weapon Free

Abstract

The Type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a protein nanomachine that is widespread in Gram-negative bacteria and is used to translocate effector proteins directly into neighbouring cells. It represents a versatile bacterial weapon that can deliver effectors into distinct classes of target cells, playing key roles in inter-bacterial competition and bacterial interactions with eukaryotic cells. This versatility is underpinned by the ability of the T6SS to deliver a vast array of effector proteins, with many distinct activities and modes of interaction with the secretion machinery. Recent work has highlighted the importance and diversity of interactions mediated by T6SSs within polymicrobial communities, and offers new molecular insights into effector delivery and action in target cells.

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Keyword(s): bacterial effector proteins , Bacterial protein secretion , polymicrobial communities and Type VI secretion system
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The Type VI secretion system: a versatile bacterial weapon
Microbiology 165, 503 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.000789
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