title: Adaptor Proteins of Type VI Secretion System Effectors.
abstract: Bacteria use the type VI secretion system (T6SS) to kill neighboring cells. One key feature of the T6SS is the secretion of diverse effectors. Here, we discuss six publications that describe three superfamilies of T6SS proteins, each dedicated to mediate the secretion of cognate effectors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2S2, Canada; Current address: Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Unterweger
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2S2, Canada.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kostiuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2S2, Canada; Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Electronic address: stefan.pukatzki@ucdenver.edu.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pukatzki
mesh_terms: D016960:Agrobacterium tumefaciens / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D000069376:Type VI Secretion Systems / Q000378:metabolism*; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000472:pathogenicity*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D000069376:Type VI Secretion Systems
keywords: accessory protein; adaptor protein; chaperone; diversity.; effector translocation; type VI secretion system