NALT

Preferred term

type III secretion system

Chemical

A highly conserved, multicomponent secretion system found in many Gram-negative bacteria that are plant and animal pathogens. This system transports effector molecules directly from the cytoplasm to the cell surface when the pathogen comes in close contact with the host cell. It is evolutionarily related to the bacterial flagellum.

transport proteins

T3SS (Type III secretion system)
type 3 secretion systems
type three secretion system
type-III secretion apparatus

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

38767

Spanish

sistema de secreción del tipo III

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/15197

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 6/14/16