TY - JOUR
T1 - Polymorphic proteins of Chlamydia spp.-- autotransporters beyond the Proteobacteria
AU - Henderson, Ian
AU - Lam, AC
PY - 2001/12/1
Y1 - 2001/12/1
N2 - Gram-negative bacteria secrete a variety of proteins to the cell surface and beyond, a process with many inherent difficulties. An exceptionally widespread answer to these problems is the type V (or autotransporter) secretion pathway. By exploiting the data made available by bacterial genome sequencing, we have discovered that the previously described polymorphic proteins of Chlamydia spp. resemble members of the autotransporter family, and we suggest that they follow the same secretion pathway.
AB - Gram-negative bacteria secrete a variety of proteins to the cell surface and beyond, a process with many inherent difficulties. An exceptionally widespread answer to these problems is the type V (or autotransporter) secretion pathway. By exploiting the data made available by bacterial genome sequencing, we have discovered that the previously described polymorphic proteins of Chlamydia spp. resemble members of the autotransporter family, and we suggest that they follow the same secretion pathway.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0035578719&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0966-842X(01)02234-X
DO - 10.1016/S0966-842X(01)02234-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 11728862
VL - 9
SP - 573
EP - 578
JO - Trends in Microbiology
JF - Trends in Microbiology
IS - 12
ER -