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SUBMITTER: Wu CF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6945064 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wu Chih-Feng CF Lien Yun-Wei YW Bondage Devanand D Lin Jer-Sheng JS Pilhofer Martin M Shih Yu-Ling YL Chang Jeff H JH Lai Erh-Min EM
EMBO reports 20191205 1
The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is used by many bacteria to engage in social behavior and can affect the health of its host plant or animal. Because activities associated with T6SSs are often costly, T6SSs must be tightly regulated. However, our knowledge regarding how T6SS assembly and contraction are regulated remains limited. Using the plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens, we show that effectors are not just passengers but also impact on T6SS assembly. The A. tumefaciens strain C58 en ...[more]