Type VI Secretion Systems [sekreční systém typu VI]

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Terms

Bacterial Secretion System, Type VI
T6SS Secretion Systems
Type 6 Secretion System
Type 6 Secretion Systems
Type VI Secretion System

Definition

Multiprotein complexes in GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA that deliver effector proteins into eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells by a mechanism similar to the contractile tail of bacteriophages. They are composed of a cell envelope-spanning tube which is surrounded by a contractile sheath and tipped by a cell puncturing complex; a base plate structure that anchors the assembly to the cell envelope; and an ATPase involved in the sheath contraction and disassembly of the complex.

DUI
D000069376 MeSH Browser
CUI
M000605577
Previous indexing
Bacterial Secretion Systems (2010-2015)
History note
2016
Public note
2016