Bacterial injection machines: evolutionary diverse but functionally convergent

Many human pathogens use Type III, Type IV, and Type VI secretion systems to deliver effectors into their target cells. The contribution of these secretion systems to microbial virulence was the main focus of a workshop organised by the International University of Andalusia in Spain. The meeting add...

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Autores: Bleves, Sophie, Galán, Jorge E., Llosa Blas, Matxalen|||0000-0002-4826-2240
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/34719
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10902/34719
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bacterial secretion
Type III Secretion System
Type IV Secretion System
Type VI Secretion System
Machinery assembly
Protein translocation
Effector protein
Toxin
Microbial virulence
Host subversion
Pathogenicity
Antibacterial
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Sumario:Many human pathogens use Type III, Type IV, and Type VI secretion systems to deliver effectors into their target cells. The contribution of these secretion systems to microbial virulence was the main focus of a workshop organised by the International University of Andalusia in Spain. The meeting addressed structure-function, substrate recruitment, and translocation processes, which differ widely on the different secretion machineries, as well as the nature of the translocated effectors and their roles in subverting the host cell. An excellent panel of worldwide speakers presented the state of the art of the field, highlighting the involvement of bacterial secretion in human disease and discussing mechanistic aspects of bacterial pathogenicity, which can provide the bases for the development of novel antivirulence strategies.