Mechanisms of substrate recognition by a typhoid toxin secretion-associated muramidase

Typhoid toxin is a virulence factor for the bacterial pathogen Salmonella Typhi, which causes typhoid fever in humans. After its synthesis by intracellular bacteria, typhoid toxin is secreted into the lumen of the Salmonella-containing vacuole by a secretion mechanism strictly dependent on TtsA, a s...

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Main Authors: Tobias Geiger, Maria Lara-Tejero, Yong Xiong, Jorge E Galán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-01-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/53473