EspH is a hypervirulence factor for Mycobacterium marinum and essential for the secretion of the ESX-1 substrates EspE and EspF.

The pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis employs a range of ESX-1 substrates to manipulate the host and build a successful infection. Although the importance of ESX-1 secretion in virulence is well established, the characterization of its individual components and the role of individual substrates is...

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Main Authors: Trang H Phan, Lisanne M van Leeuwen, Coen Kuijl, Roy Ummels, Gunny van Stempvoort, Alba Rubio-Canalejas, Sander R Piersma, Connie R Jiménez, Astrid M van der Sar, Edith N G Houben, Wilbert Bitter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6107294?pdf=render