Identification of an autotransporter peptidase of Rickettsia rickettsii responsible for maturation of surface exposed autotransporters.

Members of the spotted fever group rickettsia express four large, surface-exposed autotransporters, at least one of which is a known virulence determinant. Autotransporter translocation to the bacterial outer surface, also known as type V secretion, involves formation of a β-barrel autotransporter d...

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Main Authors: Adam M Nock, Karin Aistleitner, Tina R Clark, Dan Sturdevant, Stacy Ricklefs, Kimmo Virtaneva, Yixiang Zhang, Naila Gulzar, Neelam Redekar, Amitiva Roy, Ted Hackstadt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-07-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1011527&type=printable
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