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ReviewMicrobiology and immunology2022

Recent advances in structural studies of the Legionella pneumophila Dot/Icm type IV secretion system.

Tomoe Kitao, Tomoko Kubori, Hiroki Nagai

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Tomoe KitaoDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1366-4861
Tomoko KuboriDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1098-6021
Hiroki NagaiDepartment of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1659-2197

Funding

Tatematsu Foundation 2019-A2-4
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intracellular bacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophila utilizes the Dot/Icm type IV secretion system to translocate approximately 300 effector proteins to establish a replicative niche known as the Legionella-containing vacuole. The Dot/Icm system is classified as a type IVB secretion system, which is evolutionarily closely related to the I-type conjugation systems and is distinct from type IVA secretion systems, such as the Agrobacterium VirB/D4 system. Although both type IVA and IVB systems directly transport nucleic acids or proteins into the cytosol of recipient cells, the components and architecture of type IVB systems are much more complex than those of type IVA systems. Taking full advantage of rapidly developing cryo-electron microscopy techniques, the structural details of the transport apparatus and coupling complexes in the Dot/Icm system have been clarified in the past few years. In this review, we summarize recent progress in the structural studies of the L. pneumophila type IVB secretion system and the insights gained into the mechanisms of substrate recognition and transport.

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Legionella pneumophilaType IV Secretion SystemsBacterial ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyVacuolesBacterial ProteinsType IV Secretion Systemscrystal structureelectron cryotomographyLegionella pneumophilatype IV secretion system

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PMID34807482
PMCPMC9302130

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