Bacterial Secretion Systems
Synonyms
Bacterial Secretion System
Secretion System, Bacterial
Secretion Systems, Bacterial
System, Bacterial Secretion
Systems, Bacterial Secretion
In GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA, multiprotein complexes that function to translocate pathogen protein effector molecules across the bacterial cell envelope, often directly into the host. These effectors are involved in producing surface structures for adhesion, bacterial motility, manipulation of host functions, modulation of host defense responses, and other functions involved in facilitating survival of the pathogen. Several of the systems have homologous components functioning similarly in GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIA.
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