A carboxy-terminal domain of Tir from enterohemorrhagicEscherichia coliO157:H7 (EHEC O157:H7) required for efficient type III secretion
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- 1 February 2005
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 243 (2) , 355-364
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.femsle.2004.12.027
Abstract
The type III secreted protein Tir from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC O157:H7) plays a central role in adherence and pedestal formation during infection. Little is known about how Tir domains outside of the amino-terminus contribute to efficient Tir secretion and translocation. We found a 6 amino acid (519–524) carboxy-terminal region which was required for efficient Tir secretion and translocation. Interestingly, EHEC O157:H7 TirΔ524 was efficiently secreted when expressed in the related pathogen enteropathogenic E. coli. These data suggest that this region may play a role in maintaining EHEC O157:H7 Tir in a secretion-competent conformation.Keywords
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