Identification of atypical T4SS effector proteins mediating bacterial defense

• Main Authors: Shen, Xi, Yang, Zixiang, Li, Zihan, Xiong, Dan, Liao, Jinxing, He, Weimei, Shen, Danyu, Shao, Xiaolong, Niu, Ben, He, Yongxing, Gao, Yong-Gui, Qian, Guoliang
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Atypical effectors; Immunity protein
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173615
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

To remain competitive, proteobacteria use various contact-dependent weapon systems to defend against microbial competitors. The bacterial-killing type IV secretion system (T4SS) is one such powerful weapon. It commonly controls the killing/competition between species by secreting the lethal T4SS eff...