Type VI secretion: not just for pathogenesis anymore.
Type VI secretion systems (T6SS) have been studied primarily in the context of pathogenic bacteria-host interactions. Recent data suggest, however, that these versatile secretion systems may also function to promote commensal or mutualistic relationships between bacteria and eukaryotes or to mediate cooperative or competitive interactions between bacteria.
Jani
Andrea J
AJ
Biomolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. jani@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Cotter
Peggy A
PA
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D021381:Protein Transport; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors