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However, the term "type III secretion" is used mainly in relation to the infection apparatus. The bacterial flagellum shares a common ancestor with the type III secretion system. [5] [6] T3SSs are essential for the pathogenicity (the ability to infect) of many pathogenic bacteria. Defects in the T3SS may render a bacterium non-pathogenic.
T3SS schematic. Type III secretion system (T3SS or TTSS) is structurally similar and related to the basal body of bacterial flagella. Seen in some of the most virulent Gram-negative bacteria such as Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, Vibrio, it is used to inject toxic proteins into eukaryotic cells. The structure of T3SS is often described as an ...
Bacterial effectors are proteins secreted by pathogenic bacteria into the cells of their host, usually using a type 3 secretion system (TTSS/T3SS), a type 4 secretion system (TFSS/T4SS) or a Type VI secretion system (T6SS). [1] Some bacteria inject only a few effectors into their host’s cells while others may inject dozens or even hundreds.
A type III secretion system (T3SS) consisting of intimin and its translocated intimin receptor (Tir), is expressed on the cell membrane, allowing EHEC to intimately attach to host cells. T3SS secretes Tir into the host cell membrane and induces the formation of pedestals, resulting in attachment and effacing lesions on epithelial cells.
The bacterial membranes contain the type III secretion system (T3SS), which functions essentially as a molecular syringe. The needle-like apparatus secretes effectors, which go from the bacterial cell to the host cell via the tip of the apparatus, creating a hole in the membrane of the host cell. [5]
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At least 10 protein components of the bacterial flagellum share homologous proteins with the type three secretion system (T3SS) found in many gram-negative bacteria, [37] hence one likely evolved from the other. Because the T3SS has a similar number of components as a flagellar apparatus (about 25 proteins), which one evolved first is difficult ...
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