An Experimental Pipeline for Initial Characterization of Bacterial Type III Secretion System Inhibitor Mode of Action Using Enteropathogenic Yersinia

Dozens of Gram negative pathogens use one or more type III secretion systems (T3SS) to disarm host defenses or occupy a beneficial niche during infection of a host organism. While the T3SS represents an attractive drug target and dozens of compounds with T3SS inhibitory activity have been identified...

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Main Authors: Jessica M. Morgan, Hanh N. Lam, Jocelyn Delgado, Justin Luu, Sina Mohammadi, Ralph R. Isberg, Helen Wang, Victoria Auerbuch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
pYV
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00404/full