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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5779
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-9
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Bacterial pathogens frequently use protein secretion to mediate interactions with their hosts. Here we found that a virulence locus (HSI-I) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa encodes a protein secretion apparatus. The apparatus assembled in discrete subcellular locations and exported Hcp1, a hexameric protein that forms rings with a 40 angstrom internal diameter. Regulatory patterns of HSI-I suggested that the apparatus functions during chronic infections. We detected Hcp1 in pulmonary secretions of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and Hcp1-specific antibodies in their sera. Thus, HSI-I likely contributes to the pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa in CF patients. HSI-I-related loci are widely distributed among bacterial pathogens and may play a general role in mediating host interactions.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1095-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
312
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1526-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
A virulence locus of Pseudomonas aeruginosa encodes a protein secretion apparatus.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural