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Three-dimensional model of Salmonella's needle complex at subnanometer resolutionThree-dimensional model of Salmonella's needle complex at subnanometer resolution
Structural highlights
FunctionSCTC1_SALTY Component of the type III secretion system (T3SS), also called injectisome, which is used to inject bacterial effector proteins into eukaryotic host cells (PubMed:9786184, PubMed:27974800, PubMed:30242280). Forms a ring-shaped multimeric structure with an apparent central pore in the outer membrane (PubMed:9786184, PubMed:21385715, PubMed:27974800, PubMed:30242280).[1] [2] [3] [4] Publication Abstract from PubMedType III secretion systems (T3SSs) are essential virulence factors used by many Gram-negative bacteria to inject proteins that make eukaryotic host cells accessible to invasion. The T3SS core structure, the needle complex (NC), is a ~3.5 megadalton-sized, oligomeric, membrane-embedded complex. Analyzing cryo-electron microscopy images of top views of NCs or NC substructures from Salmonella typhimurium revealed a 24-fold symmetry for the inner rings and a 15-fold symmetry for the outer rings, giving an overall C3 symmetry. Local refinement and averaging showed the organization of the central core and allowed us to reconstruct a subnanometer composite structure of the NC, which together with confident docking of atomic structures reveal insights into its overall organization and structural requirements during assembly. Three-dimensional model of Salmonella's needle complex at subnanometer resolution.,Schraidt O, Marlovits TC Science. 2011 Mar 4;331(6021):1192-5. PMID:21385715[5] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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