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- Lloyd, Scott A, et al.
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Molecular characterization of type III secretion signals via analysis of synthetic N-terminal amino acid sequences
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Ingår i: Molecular Microbiology. - : Wiley. - 0950-382X .- 1365-2958. ; 43:1, s. 51-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Yersinia species utilize a type III secretion system to inject toxins, called Yops (Yersinia outer proteins), into eukaryotic cells. The N-termini of the Yops serve as type III secretion signals, but they do not share a consensus sequence. To simplify the analysis of type III secretion signals, we replaced amino acids 2–8 of the secreted protein YopE with all permutations (27 or 128) of synthetic serine/isoleucine sequences. The results demonstrate that amphipathic N-terminal sequences, containing four or five serine residues, have a much greater probability than hydrophobic or hydrophilic sequences to target YopE for secretion. Multiple linear regression analysis of the synthetic sequences was used to obtain a model for N-terminal secretion signals. The model accurately classifies the N-terminal sequences of native type III substrates as efficient secretion signals.
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