Cryo-EM structure of the needle filament tip complex of the Salmonella type III secretion injectisome

EZ Guo, JE Galán - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Type III secretion systems are multiprotein molecular machines required for the virulence of
several important bacterial pathogens. The central element of these machines is the …

[HTML][HTML] In situ molecular architecture of the Salmonella type III secretion machine

B Hu, M Lara-Tejero, Q Kong, JE Galán, J Liu - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Type III protein secretion systems have specifically evolved to deliver bacterially encoded
proteins into target eukaryotic cells. The core elements of this multi-protein machine are the …

Cryo-EM analysis of the T3S injectisome reveals the structure of the needle and open secretin

J Hu, LJ Worrall, C Hong, M Vuckovic… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The bacterial type III secretion system, or injectisome, is a syringe shaped nanomachine
essential for the virulence of many disease causing Gram-negative bacteria. At the core of …

Structure of a pathogenic type 3 secretion system in action

J Radics, L Königsmaier, TC Marlovits - Nature structural & molecular …, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract Type 3 secretion systems use 3.5-megadalton syringe-like, membrane-embedded'
injectisomes', each containing an~ 800-Å-long needle complex to connect intracellular …

High-resolution view of the type III secretion export apparatus in situ reveals membrane remodeling and a secretion pathway

C Butan, M Lara-Tejero, W Li, J Liu… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Type III protein secretion systems are essential virulence factors for many important
pathogenic bacteria. The entire protein secretion machine is composed of several …

A polymorphic helix of a Salmonella needle protein relays signals defining distinct steps in type III secretion

EZ Guo, DC Desrosiers, J Zalesak, J Tolchard… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Type III protein-secretion machines are essential for the interactions of many pathogenic or
symbiotic bacterial species with their respective eukaryotic hosts. The core component of …

The type III secretion injectisome

GR Cornelis - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2006 - nature.com
The type III secretion injectisome is a complex nanomachine that allows bacteria to deliver
protein effectors across eukaryotic cellular membranes. In recent years, significant progress …

Common and distinct structural features of Salmonella injectisome and flagellar basal body

A Kawamoto, YV Morimoto, T Miyata, T Minamino… - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Bacterial pathogens use an injectisome to deliver virulence proteins into eukaryotic host
cells. The bacterial flagellum and injectisome export their component proteins for self …

T3S injectisome needle complex structures in four distinct states reveal the basis of membrane coupling and assembly

J Hu, LJ Worrall, M Vuckovic, C Hong, W Deng… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The bacterial injectisome is a syringe-shaped macromolecular nanomachine utilized by
many pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria, including the causative agents of plague, typhoid …

Molecular ruler determines needle length for the Salmonella Spi-1 injectisome

DH Wee, KT Hughes - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
The type-III secretion (T3S) systems of bacteria are part of self-assembling nanomachines:
the bacterial flagellum that enables cells to propel themselves through liquid and across …