Roles of Type VI Secretion System in Transport of Metal Ions

Xiaobing Yang; Xiaobing Yang; Hai Liu; Yanxiong Zhang; Xihui Shen

doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.756136

Frontiers in Microbiology (Nov 2021)

Roles of Type VI Secretion System in Transport of Metal Ions

Xiaobing Yang,
Xiaobing Yang,
Hai Liu,
Yanxiong Zhang,
Xihui Shen

Affiliations

Xiaobing Yang: College of Applied Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology (HAUST), Sanmenxia, China
Xiaobing Yang: Medical College, Sanmenxia Vocational Technical School, Sanmenxia, China
Hai Liu: Qingyang Longfeng Sponge City Construction Management & Operation Co., Ltd, Qingyang, China
Yanxiong Zhang: Qingyang Longfeng Sponge City Construction Management & Operation Co., Ltd, Qingyang, China
Xihui Shen: State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.756136
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12

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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.

Published in Frontiers in Microbiology

ISSN: 1664-302X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: http://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology

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