The type VI secretion system: a dynamic system for bacterial communication?

M Gallique, M Bouteiller, A Merieau - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Numerous studies in Gram-negative bacteria have focused on the T ype VI S ecretion S
ystems (T6SSs), Q uorum S ensing (QS), and social behavior, such as in biofilms. These …

The Pseudomonas putida T6SS is a plant warden against phytopathogens

P Bernal, LP Allsopp, A Filloux, MA Llamas - The ISME journal, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Bacterial type VI secretion systems (T6SSs) are molecular weapons designed to deliver
toxic effectors into prey cells. These nanomachines have an important role in inter-bacterial …

Agrobacterium tumefaciens deploys a superfamily of type VI secretion DNase effectors as weapons for interbacterial competition in planta

LS Ma, A Hachani, JS Lin, A Filloux, EM Lai - Cell host & microbe, 2014 - cell.com
The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a widespread molecular weapon deployed by many
Proteobacteria to target effectors/toxins into both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. We report …

The VgrG proteins are “a la carte” delivery systems for bacterial type VI effectors

A Hachani, LP Allsopp, Y Oduko, A Filloux - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2014 - ASBMB
The bacterial type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a supra-molecular complex akin to
bacteriophage tails, with VgrG proteins acting as a puncturing device. The Pseudomonas …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in understanding Pseudomonas

B Tümmler, L Wiehlmann, J Klockgether… - F1000prime …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the type species of pseudomonads, is an opportunistic pathogen
that colonizes a wide range of niches. Current genome sequencing projects are producing …

tRNA queuosine modification is involved in biofilm formation and virulence in bacteria

J Díaz-Rullo, JE González-Pastor - Nucleic Acids Research, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract tRNA modifications are crucial for fine-tuning of protein translation. Queuosine (Q)
modification of tRNAs is thought to modulate the translation rate of NAU codons, but its …

The opportunistic pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia utilizes a type IV secretion system for interbacterial killing

E Bayer-Santos, W Cenens, BY Matsuyama… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Bacterial type IV secretion systems (T4SS) are a highly diversified but evolutionarily related
family of macromolecule transporters that can secrete proteins and DNA into the …

Pseudomonas fluorescens F113 type VI secretion systems mediate bacterial killing and adaption to the rhizosphere microbiome

D Durán, P Bernal, D Vazquez-Arias… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The genome of Pseudomonas fluorescens F113, a model rhizobacterium and a plant growth-
promoting agent, encodes three putative type VI secretion systems (T6SSs); F1-, F2-and F3 …

Delivery of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phospholipase Effectors PldA and PldB in a VgrG- and H2-T6SS-Dependent Manner

S Wettstadt, TE Wood, S Fecht, A Filloux - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses three type VI secretion systems
(T6SSs) to drive a multitude of effector proteins into eukaryotic or prokaryotic target cells …

The role of the type VI secretion system vgrG gene in the virulence and antimicrobial resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC 19606

J Wang, Z Zhou, F He, Z Ruan, Y Jiang, X Hua, Y Yu - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The Type VI Secretion System (T6SS) is an important virulence system that exists in many
bacterial pathogens, and has emerged as a potent mediator of pathogenicity in …