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. 2005 Feb 15;243(2):355-64.
doi: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.12.027.

A carboxy-terminal domain of Tir from enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 (EHEC O157:H7) required for efficient type III secretion

Emma Allen-Vercoe  1 , Michael C W Toh, Barbara Waddell, Harmony Ho, Rebekah DeVinney
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A carboxy-terminal domain of Tir from enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 (EHEC O157:H7) required for efficient type III secretion

Emma Allen-Vercoe et al. FEMS Microbiol Lett. .

Abstract

The type III secreted protein Tir from Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC O157:H7) plays a central role in adherence and pedestal formation during infection. Little is known about how Tir domains outside of the amino-terminus contribute to efficient Tir secretion and translocation. We found a 6 amino acid (519-524) carboxy-terminal region which was required for efficient Tir secretion and translocation. Interestingly, EHEC O157:H7 Tir(Delta)519-524 was efficiently secreted when expressed in the related pathogen enteropathogenic E. coli. These data suggest that this region may play a role in maintaining EHEC O157:H7 Tir in a secretion-competent conformation.

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