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. 2009 Mar 19;5(3):213-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2009.03.001.

Bacterial martyrdom: phagocytes disabled by type VI secretion after engulfing bacteria

Karla J F Satchell  1
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Bacterial martyrdom: phagocytes disabled by type VI secretion after engulfing bacteria

Karla J F Satchell. Cell Host Microbe. .
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Abstract

To colonize during disease and prevent consumption by environmental unicellular eukaryotes, bacteria often disrupt phagocytosis. In this issue, Ma et al. (2009) show that Vibrio cholerae delivers the actin-crosslinking T6SS effector VgrG-1 following phagocytosis. The effector then causes irreversible cytoskeleton destruction, leading to bystander protection of the extracellular bacterial population.

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