L-type (Loaf) Cervical Secretion Crystallization Directionality Biomarker Study [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2023 Background: Cervical discharge is considered a hydrogel, which is part liquid and part solid. Under physiological conditions, the characteristic “fern-leaf” arborization is proportional to the circulating estradiol concentration and maximal in the ...
José María Murcia Lora +6 more
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Secretin interactions in the type II secretion system [PDF]
, 2012 PhDThe type II secretion system (T2SS) is the major terminal branch of the general secretory pathway. It is composed of 12-15 proteins, most in multiple copies, and spans the inner and outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria.
Gu, Shuang
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a bacterial pathogen that becomes lethal to Penaeus shrimps when acquiring the pVA1-type plasmid carrying the PirABvp genes, causing acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND). This disease causes significant losses across
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Exploration of chlamydial type III secretion system reconstitution in Escherichia coli. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND:Type III secretion system is a virulent factor for many pathogens, and is thought to play multiple roles in the development cycle and pathogenesis of chlamydia, an important human pathogen.
Xiaofeng Bao +2 more
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Building Protein Atomic Models from Cryo-EM Density Maps and Residue Co-Evolution
Biomolecules, 2022 Electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) has emerged as a powerful method by which to obtain three-dimensional (3D) structures of macromolecular complexes at atomic or near-atomic resolution.
Guillaume Bouvier +4 more
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High levels of DegU-P activate an Esat-6-like secretion system in Bacillus subtilis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The recently discovered Type VII/Esat-6 secretion systems seem to be widespread among bacteria of the phyla Actinobacteria and Firmicutes. In some species they play an important role in pathogenic interactions with eukaryotic hosts.
Catarina Baptista +2 more
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Heterogeneity in ess transcriptional organization and variable contribution of the Ess/Type VII protein secretion system to virulence across closely related Staphylocccus aureus strains [PDF]
, 2014 The Type VII protein secretion system, found in Gram-positive bacteria, secretes small proteins, containing a conserved W-x-G amino acid sequence motif, to the growth medium.
Chalmers, James +16 more
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Effective identification of bacterial type III secretion signals using joint element features. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Type III secretion system (T3SS) plays important roles in bacteria and host cell interactions by specifically translocating type III effectors into the cytoplasm of the host cells.
Yejun Wang +4 more
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CagI is an essential component of the Helicobacter pylori Cag type IV secretion system and forms a complex with CagL. [PDF]
, 2012 Helicobacter pylori, the causative agent of type B gastritis, peptic ulcers, gastric adenocarcinoma and MALT lymphoma, uses the Cag type IV secretion system to induce a strong proinflammatory response in the gastric mucosa and to inject its effector ...
Haas, Rainer +17 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has become an important pathogen that can cause diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in humans.
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