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Review
. 2021 Nov 5:12:756136.
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.756136. eCollection 2021.

Roles of Type VI Secretion System in Transport of Metal Ions

Xiaobing Yang  1   2 , Hai Liu  3 , Yanxiong Zhang  3 , Xihui Shen  4
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Review

Roles of Type VI Secretion System in Transport of Metal Ions

Xiaobing Yang et al. Front Microbiol. .

Abstract

The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a transmembrane protein nanomachine employed by many gram-negative bacteria to directly translocate effectors into adjacent cells or the extracellular milieu, showing multiple functions in both interbacterial competition and bacteria-host interactions. Metal ion transport is a newly discovered T6SS function. This review summarizes the identified T6SS functions and highlights the features of metal ion transport mediated by T6SS and discusses its regulation.

Keywords: effectors; metal ions; regulation; transport; type VI secretion system.

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Conflict of interest statement

HL and YZ was employed by the company Qingyang Longfeng Sponge City Construction Management & Operation Co., Ltd. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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FIGURE 1
Schematic diagram of the type VI secretion system (T6SS) dependent ions transport.
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